WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in the U.S. Senate passed a measure late Thursday night to lift the debt ceiling for two years in exchange for narrow spending cuts, as the threat of a looming default drove the typically-sluggish upper chamber into uncharacteristically speedy action.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed a measure to cut spending and raise the debt ceiling, sending the bill on to the Senate as the June 5 “X date” — when the federal government will run out of money — looms large.

WASHINGTON — Despite having deftly navigated intra-party tensions throughout her tenure in Washington, Rep. Harriet Hageman (R.-Wyo.) intends to break with House leadership and oppose a bipartisan measure to raise the debt limit during a crucial vote on Wednesday evening, the Wyoming Truth has learned.

A top Wyoming education official blasted a new policy proposed by President Joe Biden’s Department of Education impacting transgender athletes in schools. Cast by the administration as a compromise seeking to preserve the rights of transgender students and fairness for those competing against them, the new measure appears to have angered both advocates and opponents of transgender student protections.

Amid the ongoing fallout over the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) in California and Signature Bank in New York late last week, President Joe Biden on Friday called on lawmakers in Washington to expand the federal government’s ability to regulate failed financial institutions.

WASHINGTON — For much of contemporary American political history, the annual machinations around government budgeting have followed a similar trajectory: the president would release his proposal, accompanied by a press conference or background briefing for reporters; congressional lawmakers in his party would praise it, while those across the aisle would rip it to shreds; and the ultimate federal allocation would end up somewhere in the middle, emerging through a compromise.

WASHINGTON — Nearly two weeks since the U.S. military shot down a Chinese spy balloon off the coast of South Carolina, and after three more so-called “unidentified aerial objects” were spotted and downed over North America in recent days, President Joe Biden directly addressed the issue for the first time Thursday, seeking to project strength in the face of fierce criticism of his administration’s response.

WASHINGTON — Wyoming Gov. Mark Gordon joined 36 other U.S. state and territory leaders for a meeting with President Joe Biden and key members of his administration at the White House on Friday, as the president seeks to demonstrate his commitment to bipartisanship in an era of hyper-politicization.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday addressed a divided U.S. Congress for the first time since taking office, delivering a State of the Union address which sought to highlight bipartisanship in a time of increased political polarization.

WASHINGTON — It was a split-screen moment for the ages: on the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a divided government responded with very different commemorations.

At the White House, President Joe Biden marked the occasion with a bipartisan ceremony where he bestowed the Presidential Citizens Medal to 14 individuals, among them law enforcement officers who defended the Capitol during the attack and election officials who rebuffed efforts by former President Donald Trump to overturn the 2020 election.

CASPER, Wyo. – Jessica Steward has a theory about national politics: No matter which side of the aisle, it’s all a big spectacle.