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If the bill is passed, Oregon would join Colorado and New York in barring medical debt from being reported to credit agencies.

Ending biannual clock switching seems like the kind of bold move Trump loves. But as Congress considers a change, he has ...

Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) are viewed by Senate insiders as the three lawmakers competing to succeed ...

The new bill they discussed for the first time on Wednesday would require that a person receive a hearing before any formal ...

US stocks are leaping amid a worldwide rally after President Donald Trump said he would not attempt to fire the head of the ...

Everyone, from Congress, which convened a special commission on the urgent need for change, Pentagon officials, who have ...

Dick Durbin, 80, who has served as a senator from Illinois since 1997, has been a hard-nosed Democrat partisan fighter.

DES MOINES — A lobbyist group was issued an official reprimand by the Iowa House Ethics Committee on Wednesday after a state ...

Durbin is the fourth Senate Democrat to announce retirement plans ahead of next year’s midterm elections, along with Gary ...

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered at Yale University Tuesday night to protest an upcoming visit from Israeli ...

Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois said Wednesday he will not seek reelection in 2026, ending his more than four-decade career ...