The House passed a stopgap government funding bill paired with an increase in the federal borrowing limit that will likely face a GOP filibuster in the Senate.

Brazil’s health minister tested positive for the coronavirus Tuesday, just hours after attending the United Nations General Assembly. Marcelo Queiroga is the second member of President Jair Bolsonaro’s delegation to the United Nations to test positive....

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Parents in the Park Hill School District are demanding accountability for the student or students behind a racist petition last week that they say was a call to bring back slavery. The school district has shared few specific details...

The Democratic-controlled House passed a bill that would suspend the U.S. debt ceiling into December 2022 and provide the government funding to operate past Sept, 30. Republicans have vowed to block it when it reaches the Senate over the debt limit provision....

"Britney Spears is one of hundreds of thousands of Americans in conservatorships that too often restrict their basic human rights," Sen. Blumenthal said.