As the government shutdown hits Day 38, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Democrats offered a plan that would reopen the government. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) earlier Friday encouraged Democrats to come to the negotiating table after it looked like a shutdown-ending vote might be forthcoming.

Senators continued to express cautious optimism over bipartisan talks to end the shutdown, but the chamber adjourned without another vote.

As prices continue rising, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Roy Cooper says Congress needs to end President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Republican candidate Michael Whatley says he’ll work with Trump to ‘make our state affordable again.

Maine’s two-term Democratic Gov. Janet Mills will run for the U.S. Senate seat held by veteran Republican Sen. Susan Collins next year.

In the aftermath of Tuesday’s elections in other parts of the country, Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is staying tuned to how Illinois could impact the ongoing debate over redistricting.

The Georgia Senate Special Committee on Investigation will meet on Thursday to discuss the now-defunct New Georgia Project, but won't hear from Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis. Chairman Bill Cowsert,

Balancing employee livability with family affordability is the challenge Maine is trying to reconcile when it comes to early childhood programs like daycare and pre-K.

Gov. Sarah Sanders can’t seek a stay from the Arkansas Supreme Court of a ruling requiring a new date in the Senate District 26 special election because the state

Maryland Senate President Bill Ferguson and his Democratic counterpart in Virginia are at odds over redistricting efforts in their respective states.