Congress may lock in federal spending that fails to keep up with economic and population growth for the second year in a row, potentially leading to historically low levels. Disagreements over the ...

In the last 72 hours, there have been further discussions about off-ramps, particularly to address the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits set to expire on November 1. The Senate ...

Washington, D.C.'s funding has been restored in a new draft of Congress's continuing resolution legislation, averting the potential of millions in lost money. The last continuing resolution did not ...

US Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) speaks during a town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin earlier this year. Johnson has introduced legislation that would prevent government shutdowns through an automatic ...

Autumn is approaching on Capitol Hill, and with it, another shutdown battle. On Tuesday, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., presented his fix to fund the government and avoid an ...

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., elaborated on the group’s support for a longer-term continuing resolution in an interview this week with The Daily Signal. The group had released a ...

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., questions Education Secretary Linda McMahon during a Senate Appropriations hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Pilots for major airlines are jumping into the fight over the federal government shutdown as three pilot unions called on Congress to end the stalemate by passing the Republican-backed ...

The US government entered a partial shutdown at 12:01 AM Wednesday after lawmakers failed to pass a funding measure to keep operations running, marking the 21st funding lapse since the 1977 fiscal ...

The Senate voted on the continuing resolution (CR) H.R. 5371 for the thirteenth time today. The CR failed by a vote of 54-45. No members deviated from their previous votes. The Senate returned this ...