WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson’s strategy to tie a short-term government funding bill to a Donald Trump-backed proposal ...

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

They needed four CRs this fiscal year It wasn't until late March that Congress approved the full-year funding bills for FY 2024 -- the fiscal year was already nearly half over. Now, four weeks ...

Congress is staring down a deadline this month to prevent a government shutdown, as members on both sides of the aisle have ...

House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries is rejecting a proposal Speaker Mike Johnson has put forward that links continued ...

House Republicans are trying a new tactic to advance a bill that would require a passport, birth certificate or other proof ...

The top issue facing lawmakers upon their return is appropriations. Government agencies are funded through the end of September. If a new appropriations package isn’t passed by month’s end, various ...

Texas teachers unveiled an Educator’s Bill of Rights, with demands for better pay and working conditions. A group of public ...

"Sen. Schumer helped to establish and fund this program and is working hard, alongside families, advocates and union leaders ...

Calling it “unserious and unacceptable,” Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries rejected on Monday a proposal from Speaker Mike ...

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 ...