Name, image and likeness rules for college athletes are the subject of competing legislation, and professional athletes unions have picked a side.

Democrats appear to oppose the idea, while Republicans suggest a long-term stopgap bill is possible if government does not reopen soon.

A Senate confirmation hearing is being planned next week for Casey Means, President Donald Trump’s nominee for surgeon general who has faced criticism over her experience and views, according to people familiar with the matter.

The Trump administration has pushed Republican leaders to redraw House district maps before the midterm elections next year.

The Michigan Senate voted to increase more than 20 hunting and fishing license fees in a move supporters said would stabilize funding for the DNR.

Nebraska Senate candidate Dan Osborn bids himself an “Independent," but election filings show ties to Democrat power players — from Liz Warren to Chuck Schumer's Senate Majority PAC.

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner revealed Tuesday that he was tattooed years ago with an image widely recognized as a Nazi symbol, but he dismissed the connotation and chalked it up to a drunken Marine's attempt at fearsomeness.