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WASHINGTON (NewsNation Now) — Lawmakers this week will seek to override President Donald Trump’s recent veto of a $740 billion bill setting policy for the Defense Department. The Democratic-controlled House of Representatives approved the measure ...
Hundreds of thousands of federal workers have been furloughed or working without pay since the government shut down on Oct. 1. Now, as Congress races toward a resolution to the record-breaking
The Senate on Thursday night approved its $925 billion version of the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual must-pass Pentagon policy blueprint, setting up what is expected to be a lengthy negotiation with the House to finalize the bill.
The framework lawmakers agreed to Sunday night would not guarantee an extension of the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits.
The Senate approved a deal to end the nation's longest-ever government shutdown, putting Congress on the brink of resolving a weeks-long fight.