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Congress played another coda on a what’s become a familiar tune late Friday night after it barely pulled enough votes ...

The Senate has voted to advance a spending bill to keep the government open despite the majority of Democrats objecting to ...

President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ending the threat ...

N.Y., on Thursday sharply criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for voicing his intent to vote for a ...

Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) had a heated exchange with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and other Democratic ...

If your community is expecting big money from Washington for your favorite project, it may be time to move on. There's a good chance it's not coming. Senator Shelley Moore Capito's office confirmed to ...

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

"I have not seen such uniting anger across the party in a long, long time," Charlotte Clymer, the Democrat behind the ...

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told food industry leaders in a closed-door meeting Monday that he ...

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. In addition to roll call votes this week, the ...