The average person would be forgiven for thinking Congress is completely bungling budgeting. Yet amid all the bad news, there are shoots of green.

It was a "show vote" of a different kind in the House of Representatives Wednesday night. The vote showed which Republicans opposed a combination bill to avoid a government shutdown and require that ...

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

U.S. Congress and the Biden administration are close to an agreement on a one-year extension of $5.8 billion in military aid ...

Republicans hold the House, as close as it is. Any movement on bills is theirs to make, or own the failure. So they own this failure. But not with the help of Arkansas' representatives.

The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson says he'll likely pursue a plan B after the House rejected a bill to temporarily fund the ...

Congress needs to pass a spending bill by September 30 to avoid a partial government shutdown. Dockworkers and ports must ...

WASHINGTON—House Republicans signaled Thursday they have no appetite for a government-shutdown battle right ahead of the ...

House Republicans have shifted gears as they race to avoid a government shutdown, eyeing a three-month stopgap spending bill ...

With a potential government shutdown taking place at the end of the month, NBC Senior National Political Reporter Sahil Kapur ...

Pro-Ukraine U.S. congressional leaders and President Joe Biden's administration are near an agreement to seek a one-year ...