The Senate cleared a three-bill spending package Thursday, marking a halfway point in completing long-delayed fiscal 2026 appropriations.

The Senate passed a procedural vote on a three-bill spending package funding commerce, justice, energy and interior agencies as Congress works to prevent government shutdown.

Washington — The House passed the latest bipartisan funding package Wednesday, moving one step closer to fully funding the government through September. Congress is rushing to beat a Jan. 30 deadline ...

The House and Senate are eyeing more progress on appropriations, but spats over environmental issues could slow momentum.

In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired ...

In a remarkable rebuke of Republican leadership, the House passed legislation Thursday, 230-196, that would extend expired ...

The House is set to vote on bipartisan legislation to fund several federal agencies and programs as lawmakers work to avert ...

Lawmakers return to Washington with a packed agenda and just a few weeks to avoid another shutdown. A farm bill and water ...

This past year has been a big one in politics. Donald Trump returned to the White House. Elon Musk took a chainsaw to the federal bureaucracy. Republicans passed a trillion-dollar “big, beautiful bill ...

This story is part of WTOP’s series “Five stories that defined the DC-area in 2025.” You can hear it on air all this week and read it online. The longest government shutdown in history dragged out for ...

PARIS — France's fractured parliament approved an emergency bill Tuesday designed to prevent a U.S.-style government shutdown next week, after negotiations on a 2026 budget collapsed. With just days ...