Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities and will give Trump and his allies more leeway to dismantle the federal ...

Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding set to run out Saturday after midnight, no one knows quite what to ...

Patty Murray of Washington. They had proposed a 30 ... “We do not want to shutdown the government. But we are not afraid of a government funding showdown,” Jeffries said.

Washington — Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington. Lawmakers have until the end of the ...

The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.

Washington averted a government shutdown after an up-and-down week saw House Republicans offering a united front and resistant Democrats cornered. The key moment on Friday was an early evening ...

The 99-page bill would provide a slight boost to defense programs while trimming nondefense programs below 2024 budget year ...

The House passed legislation Tuesday to avert a partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies through September, providing critical momentum as the measure now moves to the Senate ...

The Senate confirmed several Trump administration nominees, including former Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer to serve as Labor Secretary and passed a bill to permanently classify ...

The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...