The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday cleared the way for a vote later this week on a stopgap ...

The assassination of Charlie Kirk spurred intense negotiations on how much more should be appropriated to help protect public officials.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer made a major calculation in March: He voted to keep the government open and convinced ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders in the House and Senate said Wednesday that they will reject Democratic demands for an ...

Democratic leaders have given Republicans an ultimatum on support for federal funding to avoid a government shutdown.

Democratic senators say that unless Republicans scrap their plan to advance a “clean” seven-week continuing resolution, they don’t see any option other than defeating it as a way to send a ...

The Democratic bill would fund the government until Oct. 31, extend health care funding and roll back Medicaid cuts from Trump's "big, beautiful" law, among other provisions.

As the deadline to fund the US government nears, sharp partisan tensions are brewing in Washington, raising the specter of a ...

Trump is testing the independence of the Fed by attempting to oust board member Lisa Cook and pushing for lower rates. He ...

Democrats added a number of other riders and extensions to support climate, energy and science programs throughout the ...

President Donald Trump formally extended the deadline to keep the social media app TikTok available in the United States until Dec 16, giving time to complete the framework of the deal announced ...

Preparing to tank the Republican plan to avert a funding lapse on Oct. 1, Democrats are offering their own proposal.