The House Rules Committee passed Speaker Mike Johnson's plan for a short-term government funding bill attached to Republicans ...

Congress is staring down a time crunch to avert a shutdown, with both parties digging in their heels and some Republicans ...

As Congress returns, Speaker Mike Johnson is considering a stopgap funding bill tied to the GOP's SAVE Act, which faces opposition from Democrats and may struggle to pass.

Without a stopgap funding bill, money will run out and the federal ... Because of the GOP’s razor-thin majority, Johnson, R-La., can afford only four Republican defections if all members vote.

Congress is staring down a deadline this month to prevent a government shutdown, as members on both sides of the aisle have made clear a stopgap of some kind will be needed to keep the lights on.

But some Republicans in the House and Senate, bullish on former President Trump’s chances of reclaiming the Oval Office, have been pressing for a stopgap bill that would kick the next funding ...