A government funding bill is introduced as Congress races to avoid an Oct. 1 shutdown The stopgap bill keeps federal agencies funded at current levels through mid-December. But a fight over reforming the permitting process for energy projects is bumping against a Friday deadline. Deirdre Walsh
This congressional staff became the first in U.S. history to form a union The Congressional Workers Union announced Monday that the office of Rep. Andy Levin, D-Mich., has won their union election — the first one to do so on the Hill. Halisia Hubbard
'This is for all of us.' Hundreds gather in Bellevue to protest death of Mahsa Amini On Sunday, hundreds of protestors gathered in Bellevue to demand justice for Mahsa Amini. The 22-year woman died in Iranian police custody earlier this month Sarah Leibovitz
Politics chat: How inflation, midterms and Trump will affect the Jan. 6 hearing This week's Jan. 6 hearing arrives amidst heightened political tensions - in terms of the other investigations around former President Donald Trump but also midterms and the economy. Ayesha Rascoe
Trump and his lawyers keep ghosts of Nixon and Watergate alive and haunting When it mattered most, Nixon and his crew found that people who might have been political allies in the past were not especially sympathetic to his case. Ron Elving
Is the American dream worth the risk? These migrants hope so The American dream remains a compelling tale among migrants south of the border. The objective has shifted, though. For many, simply trying to stay alive is what's driving them. Lilly Quiroz
De fosas comunes a Martha's Vineyard, el sueño americano del migrante está plagado Hoy, el supuesto sueño americano sigue siendo un cuento atractivo entre los migrantes al sur de la frontera. Sin embargo, el objetivo ha cambiado. Lilly Quiroz
Redistricting pulled thousands of voters east of Seattle into one of the state's most competitive races Scott Greenstone
House GOP unveils its legislative roadmap if they win back the House in November Big on ideas but short on policy specifics, the agenda keeps with a tradition established with 1994's "Contract with America" where the minority party releases their priorities ahead of Election Day. Susan Davis
An appeals court rules the DOJ can regain access to documents seized from Mar-a-Lago A federal appeals court has permitted the Justice Department to resume its use of classified records seized from Donald Trump's Florida estate as part of its ongoing criminal investigation. The Associated Press
