Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding ...

A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that ...

District leaders say that a proposed cut to the city budget, part of a plan to avert a federal government shutdown, is unfair ...

So while we watch the process play out in Washington, D.C. – at the time of writing, a spending bill was heading to the U.S.

Regarding the March 12 news article “ Democrats divided on whether to shut down government or vote with GOP ”: ...

The confidence is especially noteworthy given that Schumer has yet to detail his plans. Many lawmakers in both parties are ...

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

Washington Democrats finally have a first point of leverage against President Donald Trump — but it comes with a dilemma that could leave them looking even more hapless than they have so far in his ...

The federal government could be in for a shutdown in less than two days after Senate Democrats offered up a plan to play hardball and oppose a House bill that would keep the government open until ...

Stock markets have taken a dive as Trump continues implementing a sweeping tariff agenda, including new 25% duties on steel and aluminum.

The Republican speaker was able to convince even the most staunch conservatives who prefer budget cutting to come on board.

The top Senate Democrat said his members were not ready to provide the votes to allow the Republican-written stopgap spending ...