The House is speeding toward a Thursday vote on a $1.1 trillion package to prevent a government shutdown. Defections in both parties are expected on the vote, which has been scheduled on the same day ...

WASHINGTON, June 6, 2013- Several dozen agricultural organizations met with House lawmakers today to discuss the whip count for the upcoming farm bill, HR 1947, which is expected to reach the House ...

There are only three attendees: Clyburn and Reps. John Larson (Conn.) and Xavier Becerra (Calif.), the chairman and vice chairman of the House Democratic Caucus, respectively. {mosads}At a recent ...

(CNN) — Republicans are two votes away from another failure on their efforts to repeal and replace Obamacare. House leaders need 216 Republican “yes” votes to get the legislation through the House, ...

The Senate is barreling toward an epic throwdown over the filibuster and Supreme Court nominees that could change the Senate forever. Senators will vote this week on whether to confirm President Trump ...

Although New York’s State Assembly today approved a bill to legalize gay marriage by a 89-52 margin, the measure faces longer odds in the State Senate, where Democrats hold a slim 32-30 majority and ...

For a tally of positions on the July 13 version of the Senate health-care bill, go to this page. The whip count below shows House Republicans’ first attempt to pass a health-care bill. A different ...

Cross-posted at The Intercept and The Daily Poster. Additional reporting from Austin Ahlman, Walker Bragman, David Dayen, Ryan Grim, David Sirota, and Joel Warner. This story has been updated. As the ...

The Rachel Maddow Show has decided to start a running whip-count for members of Congress who have signed letters, or said publicly, that Congress must vote on authorization for the use of U.S.