The Senate is in for a rare weekend session as the chamber remains in limbo while lawmakers try to find a way out of the government shutdown. Behind the scenes, appropriators are cooking up a trio of spending bills to attach to the House-passed continuing resolution (CR), along with an extension to the bill that would, if passed, reopen government until December or January. But the package was...

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and husband Paul Pelosi have raked in more than $130 million in stock profits over the course of her congressional career, a report said. That’s a return of 16,930% over nearly four decades representing California, according to the New York Post. The figure comes as Pelosi, 85, announced this week she will not be seeking re-election after completing her current term in...

Former President Joe Biden told Nebraska Democrats Friday their party “is back” after a series of sweeping election wins last week and also accused President Donald Trump of destroying the Constitution and cutting health care and food assistance for millions of Americans. Biden, 82, speaking at the Nebraska Democratic Party’s Ben Nelson Gala in Omaha, also urged Republicans to end the ongoing government shutdown and said his late...