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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 ...

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.

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

The White House said on Saturday afternoon that President Trump had signed the stopgap spending bill, avoiding a partial ...

President Trump signed a funding bill that keeps the government open through September, averting a shutdown after a drama-filled week on Capitol Hill.

Ex- U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema called out prominent liberals for endorsing the filibuster during a recent vote on a ...