Meanwhile, Republicans — who have forced Washington to the brink of shutdowns several times recently in pursuit of budget cuts — are in charge of Congress and the White House ...

District leaders say that a proposed cut to the city budget, part of a plan to avert a federal government shutdown, is unfair. The city raises most of its own money but cannot control how it is spent.

Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...

The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities and will give Trump and his allies more leeway to dismantle the federal ...

Washington — Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington. Lawmakers have until the end of the ...

The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...

Washington averted a government shutdown after an up-and-down week saw House Republicans offering a united front and resistant Democrats cornered. The key moment on Friday was an early evening ...

Katherine Clark (D-MA) speak at a Capitol press conference on the government shutdown vote on March 14, 2025. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner) Schumer, along with several other Senate ...

Patty Murray (Washington), the top Democrat on the ... would need the support of at least seven Democrats to avert a government shutdown if all senators are voting. Just one Senate Democrat ...

The Senate confirmed several Trump administration nominees, including former Oregon Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer to serve as Labor Secretary and passed a bill to permanently classify ...