Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The first (prime minister’s questions) PMQs were held on Wednesday (July 24) following the election, and then MPs were dismissed ...

The massively unpopular lawmakers who toil in Congress might be forgiven for being extra motivated to escape Washington, D.C., this summer. After all, GOP efforts to promote a legislative agenda have ...

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., flanked by Republican Whip John Thune, R-S.D., left, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., right, speaks to reporters following a closed-door ...

Lawmakers are coming back to D.C. this week after their August recess. Starting Tuesday, they’ll be back on Capitol Hill and facing a long to-do list, with the risk of a government shutdown looming in ...

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Is a kid ever too old for recess? Well, a new Florida bill inspired by a group of middle school students in Central Florida is at least looking to extend mandatory recess through ...

I am a teacher who does recess duty with a large group of fourth graders. We have daily problems with students not lining back up to go back into the building. This problem keeps happening, no matter ...

President Donald Trump floated cutting Congress' two-week spring recess short as the Department of Homeland Security shutdown continues, but the move is unlikely as lawmakers are still negotiating, ...