WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump blew up Republican strategies to keep the government open past Friday when on Thursday he said a long-term extension of the popular Children’s Health Insurance ...

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers unanimously moved Wednesday to claw back a provision tucked into the stopgap bill to end the government shutdown last week that would enable spied-on senators to sue the ...

Senate Republicans blocked a House-passed bill to suspend the debt limit and avert a government shutdown from advancing in the Senate on Monday. The move comes after Republicans had insisted that ...

Upon returning from their holiday break, Republican House members will confront significant legislative challenges after a ...

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With government funding set to expire on Thursday, Congress careened toward another standoff on Monday as House Republicans moved ahead with a temporary spending measure that Senate Democrats have ...

The deal between Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) and House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole (R-Okla.) allows ...

Brace for another government shutdown early in the new year, as the GOP’s narrow majorities and the Democratic base’s deep ...