the federal government faced a shutdown which was to have started Friday. But Thursday's political maneuvers will keep it running at least through Dec. 3. The House of Representatives and the ...

Posts on social media declared Republicans secured the House majority, despite calls yet to be made by some analysts.

With Republicans on cusp of unified control of Washington, Congress appears primed to extend federal funding well into ...

The US House backed ... What is a "shutdown" in the United States? In the United States, federal authorities are prohibited from operating without funding.A government shutdown occurs when ...

The 118th Congress is likely to have at least one final political standoff before the balance of power shifts, and it's over how to fund the federal government through September 2025.

Congress returns this week. Republicans are hopeful they will maintain their House majority in the next Congress. In the Senate, Republicans will choose the next majority leader.

Plans to abolish the U.S. Department of Education—a key part of President-elect Donald Trump’s platform and a priority for ...

President-elect Donald Trump won the presidential race against Vice President Kamala Harris and Republicans flipped Senate ...

What we learned from the balance of Congress after 2020 and 2022 showed that when it comes to the House, the consequences ...

The Minnesota House of Representatives appears headed for a tie.

seemingly encouraging House Republicans to let a partial government shutdown begin at the end ... to support the former president of the United States in his bid to demonize immigrants." ...