Congress is struggling to strike a deal to keep the government funded as a looming deadline to prevent a shutdown next month ...

The federal government is going to run out of funding on March 14, meaning lawmakers on Capitol Hill will have to negotiate a spending bill, even if it's just a CR—a temporary spending bill ...

House Democrats are vowing to play hardball in the partisan battle over government spending, driving to extract steep ...

As Democrats ponder how best to position themselves for a looming spending confrontation, they are finding novel ways to put ...

Talks on a spending bill for the current budget year have bogged down in the wake of President Donald Trump’s efforts to ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) rejected threats that his next funding proposal won’t be supported by Democratic lawmakers ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) rejected threats that his next funding proposal won’t be supported by Democratic lawmakers in time to avoid a government shutdown. Johnson was on Fox News ...

generally fund government programs and agencies at current levels. “I don't want a CR,” Cole said. “But I certainly prefer a CR to a shutdown.” ...