Senate Democrats are threatening to block legislation that would fund the Department of Homeland Security and several other agencies Thursday, potentially bringing the government a step closer to a partial shutdown if Republicans and the White House do not agree to new restrictions on President Donald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement.

With a partial government shutdown looming, Senate Democrats laid out a list of demands Wednesday for the Department of Homeland Security, including an enforceable code of conduct for federal agents conducting immigration arrests and a requirement that officers show identification as the country reels from the deaths of two protesters at the hands of federal agents in Minneapolis.

Washington legislators held the first of what likely will be several hearings this session on whether farmworkers will have collective-bargaining rights enforced by a state commission. Farmworkers can unionize,

Supporters say the bill will rein in well-funded groups pushing measures to the Legislature and voters; critics say it’s voter suppression and a threat to direct democracy Read Story

The last shutdown ended with Democrats claiming no tangible wins

Nearly two dozen Democratic lawmakers, congressional candidates, and advocacy organizations have tied fundraising pleas to messages about the deaths of anti-immigration activists Renee Good and Alex Pretti,

Democrats in the Washington state Legislature want to revisit the state’s tax code, and are pursuing a tax on individuals who bring in more than $1 million a year.

Democrats and the White House struck a deal to avert a partial government shutdown and temporarily fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday as they consider new restrictions for President Donald Trump's surge of immigration enforcement.

Unlike a typical congressional impeachment inquiry, Democrats plan to conduct their investigation without Republicans.