Johnson is often thought of as the accidental speaker. And it’s true that he was pulled out of quasi-obscurity after the caucus took down his predecessor Kevin McCarthy just 17 months ago. At the time ...

The Senate approved a House GOP-crafted spending bill hours before the shutdown deadline Friday evening, capping off the first funding fight of President Trump’s second term — a saga that ripped ...

The Senate voted to avoid a government shutdown less than nine hours before the deadline, leaving Democrats divided and ...

Washington is now fully set to avert a government shutdown after an up and down week that saw House Republicans offering a ...

Democrats faced two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives the president vast discretion on spending ...

NEW JERSEY - In a tense showdown on Capitol Hill, New Jersey Senators Andy Kim and Cory Booker stood firm in their opposition ...

The Senate minority leader finds himself sharply at odds with many members of his caucus, fellow Democrats in the House and liberal activists.

Without Democratic votes to break a Senate filibuster, the GOP would not have been able to pass its stopgap spending bill and ...

The limited public polling indicates voters were set to blame Republicans for the shutdown. A Quinnipiac University survey ...

Americans continue to wonder about the possibility of DOGE stimulus checks. Here's where things stand and how the idea ...