Empire Archives is a series printed every Saturday featuring a short compilation of headline stories in the Juneau Empire ...

Republican control in Washington could open the way for copper nickel mining efforts near the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness. Rep. Pete Stauber, who represents northeastern Minnesota, has again ...

With parts in a 30-hour Democratic filibuster, Arizona’s two senators finally were willing to disrupt business in Washington.

The Senate confirmed Russell Vought to return as head of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) after having helmed the ...

A federal judge on Thursday implemented a short-term delay in the deadline for federal workers to take a deferred resignation. Plus, Democrats led a filibuster on the Senate floor against Russell ...

Despite the challenges of the past, this body is moving forward, and it is Senate Republicans who are leading the charge. We ...

Democratic Congressmembers Judy Chu and Gwen Moore confronted House Speaker Mike Johnson Wednesday, showing up at his office ...

Irv Gotti, Music Executive Behind Ja Rule and Ashanti and Co-Founder of Murder Inc., Dies at 54 The 10 Best and Most Daringly ...

Sen. Lindsey Graham said his committee is looking at somewhere around $150 billion for border security and somewhere in that range for defense spending.

When Senate Democratic Leader Schumer says “Jump,” Sen. Angus King of Maine, who purports to be an independent, dutifully ...

Nebraskans will have the chance to weigh in this week on a high-profile bill that would codify a 2023 executive order from Gov. Jim Pillen to apply gender ...

For decades Republicans in GOP-dominated Nebraska have tried and failed to upend the state’s unusual method of splitting its ...