The state budget process this year is anticipated to be a battle.With a Democrat-controlled senate and governor, but a Republican-con ...

Republicans proposed the continuing resolution (CR) bill this weekend as they attempt to avoid a government shutdown Friday.

Susan Collins (R-Maine), chairwoman of the Appropriations Committee, sai government shutdowns are inherently a failure to govern effectively.

President Donald Trump spoke with reporters on Air Force One, where he defended tariffs, saying they will be the "greatest ...

Centrist Democrats are keeping them guessing. Heading into Tuesday’s vote to fund the federal government, almost a dozen House Democrats in Trump-won districts have yet to reveal if they’ll join ...

The threat of a government shutdown is looming over Washington yet again. Here's what to know ahead of potential votes.

The new stopgap bill keeps Social Security operational, but critics argue it fails to address long-term solvency.

Congressional Democrats may just surrender rather than risk catching blame for shutting down a government that Republicans ...

Speaker Mike Johnson is eyeing a Tuesday vote in the House for a stopgap funding bill, but the path to passage in both ...

Congressional Republicans and President Trump are set to tee up a stopgap spending vote on Tuesday that would avert ...

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House Republicans are getting help from the Trump White House to get their bill to avert a partial government shutdown over the line.