The procedural "rule" vote was 219-213, with one Republican, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick of Pennsylvania, joining all Democrats in ...

The Trump administration slashed federal spending earlier this year through the Department of Government Efficiency. The ...

Melissa was murdered for doing the work of the people of Minnesota. The deaths of Mark and Melissa Hortman at the gunpoint of ...

The next presidential election is still a few years away, but Arizona's senators could be contenders in a wide-open Democratic primary race.

The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a stopgap bill to keep federal agencies funded past Friday, averting a partial shutdown beginning this weekend even as US ...

The House on Tuesday passed a funding bill to avert an end-of-the-week government shutdown, teeing up the measure for consideration in the Senate. The chamber cleared the continuing resolution (CR ...

Trump has weighed in and stated a government shutdown "could happen" if the House of Representatives fails to pass a stop-gap measure to keep the money flowing for another six months.

Will Biden sign GOP's funding bill if it passes? The House of Representatives is preparing to vote on Speaker Mike Johnson's proposed two-step plan to prevent a government shutdown.

The U.S. Capitol is seen on Friday, the same day the Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed legislation that would avert a midnight government shutdown. (Ting Shen/AFP/Getty Images) ...

The 85-11 Senate vote came after the House of Representatives, following two failed attempts, passed the bill. The vote there was 366-34, with one member voting present.

On Friday, the House of Representatives appeared to avert a prolonged government shutdown by voting to pass a stripped-down budget bill that would keep the US government funded through March 14, 2025.

WASHINGTON — After President-elect Donald Trump and his billionaire ally Elon Musk shot down a 1,500-page spending bill, a government shutdown began to loom across the United States. With hours ...