Emerson, a Republican from Carencro, pointed to her record of sponsoring consequential legislation on taxes, education, and other major issues.

As the US government shutdown continues for the fourth week, President Donald Trump’s government is already facing a new dilemma of how to pay service members in the next month.

Congress remains deadlocked after 50-43 Senate vote. Democrats demand ACA funding as record US shutdown deepens.

The second-longest government shutdown enters its 24th day with Congress out of session and the funding lapse heading toward next week.

Action News Now reporter Margot Rowe reports on the bipartisan effort by Democrat Adam Schiff of the Untied States Senate and Republican Doug LaMalfa of the United States House of

A long-shot Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate has suspended her campaign and endorsed Maine Gov. Janet Mills. In a written statement on her campaign website Thursday, Daira Smith-Rodriguez, of Biddeford, also criticized past online comments by another Democratic candidate, Graham Platner, as “profoundly troubling and disqualifying.”

The United States Senate has confirmed Chad Meredith from Lexington to serve as a judge on the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky.

The call to action came on stage in Boston after he received an award recognizing his decades of public service during the Edward M. Kennedy Institute’s 10th-anniversary celebration.

The bipartisan bill, supported by United States Senator Alex Padilla of California, United States Senator John Curtis of Utah, United States Senator John Hickenlooper of Colorado, and United States Se