Lawmakers in the House are launching plan B to avert a government shutdown at the end of the month. Speaker Mike Johnson ...

On the campaign trail, former President Donald Trump has pointed to the Department of Education as a symbol of federal ...

Speaker Johnson pushes ahead in funding bill fight{beacon} Evening Report   © UPI photo Trump returns to campaign trail amid ...

U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson of South Carolina says opens says a severe drop in blood pressure caused him to faint on the evening of ...

The deadline for a potential government shutdown is September 30 if lawmakers fail to agree on a budget. However, the chance ...

It ran from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 25, 2019, during the Trump administration. At 34 days, it was the longest government ...

Congress has 12 days left to approve a short-term government funding bill before the shutdown deadline, although leaders in ...

The U.S. Senate will prepare temporary spending legislation that would avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the ...

On Wednesday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) brought up a vote to pair a continuing resolution, a government funding bill ...

In a dear colleague letter released Sunday, Schumer said the Senate would seek to avert “a pointless and painful government shutdown” as lawmakers complete what’s scheduled to be their final ...

The federal government shuts down in less than two weeks and the latest effort to keep the government’s doors open failed ...

making a short-term measure necessary to avoid a government shutdown. The plan is House Republican leadership's opening salvo in the funding fight — a continuing resolution to keep the ...