After Speaker of the House Mike Johnson succeeded in pushing a stopgap spending measure through his chamber Tuesday, Senate ...

Councilmember-At-Large Robert White has been rallying U.S. senators to save more than a billion dollars in cuts to D.C.'s budget.

Maryland and Virginia senators have said they would oppose the spending bill to keep the government open. Republicans need 60 ...

The House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday to avert a partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies ...

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal to fund the government, heightening the alert for a potential government ...

Congressional leaders exchanged sharp criticisms Wednesday as the federal government faces a potential shutdown within days, highlighting the partisan divide over spending priorities and negotiation ...

President Donald Trump's reckless tariff policies are threatening to drive the economy into a ditch—and Congress just made it ...

A congressional funding bill that could prevent a federal government shutdown narrowly passed the House Tuesday, but not without cutting funding for several local projects.

The House passed legislation Tuesday to avert a partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies through September, ...

The vice chiefs of each military branch said Wednesday that if they don't get additional funding, they at least need the ...

After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to ...

Senate Democrats say they are prepared to vote to reject the Republicans’ government funding bill, threatening a shutdown if ...