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 ...

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

"A shutdown would allow DOGE to shift into overdrive ... Rosa DeLauro of Connecticut and Sen. Patty Murray of Washington. They had proposed a 30-day stopgap plan instead of the Republican ...

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 ...

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities and will give Trump and his allies more leeway to dismantle the federal ...

The 99-page bill would provide a slight boost to defense programs while trimming nondefense programs below 2024 budget year ...

The 62-38 vote came after days of turmoil among Senate Democrats who were split on either working with President Donald Trump ...

Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding set to run out Saturday after midnight, no one knows quite what to ...

The lawsuit argues the Trump administration cannot take action against the Department of Education without an act of Congress.

The bill that carves this slice from Washington’s budget is not focused solely on the city. It is part of a broad federal spending bill that lawmakers hope will avert a government shutdown.