Meanwhile, Republicans — who have forced Washington to the brink of shutdowns several times recently in pursuit of budget cuts — are in charge of Congress and the White House ...

District leaders say that a proposed cut to the city budget, part of a plan to avert a federal government shutdown, is unfair. The city raises most of its own money but cannot control how it is spent.

Air traffic controllers at Washington’s Ronald Reagan National Airport will be offered crisis counseling and additional ...

The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.

Washington averted a government shutdown after an up-and-down week saw House Republicans offering a united front and resistant Democrats cornered. The key moment on Friday was an early evening ...

Washington — Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington. Lawmakers have until the end of the ...

The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...

Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...

The Senate confirmed several Trump administration nominees, including former Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer to serve as Labor Secretary and passed a bill to permanently classify ...

With less than a week to go before a March 14 shutdown deadline, President Donald Trump and House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) are pushing a bill that would extend current funding levels ...

Democrats found themselves in the middle of an all-out civil war on Friday as the Senate prepared to advance a six-month government funding bill to avert a shutdown set for midnight. The ...