Speaker Johnson unveils new plan to avoid government shutdown 05:23. Washington — With an end-of-month deadline to avert a government shutdown approaching, House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled ...

Speaker Mike Johnson is hoping to avert a government shutdown next week by peeling off enough Democratic support for a funding bill without the spending cuts that hardline GOPers are demanding ...

WASHINGTON – House Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposal to fund the government is facing serious pushback from a handful of ultraconservative lawmakers, setting up yet another showdown within the ...

There’s likely to be a second and third reconciliation bill that would not be as significant” as the megabill that passed ...

As lawmakers begin crafting the 12 annual appropriations bills to fund the federal government in fiscal year 2026, Senate ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has sounded the alarm over a potential government shutdown if Republicans advance a $9.4 ...

Republicans finally got their “big, beautiful bill” across the finish line. Now they’re turning to their next urgent tasks: ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) won a game of brinksmanship with his own party on budget reconciliation. Now he's prepared to do the same with Democrats on government funding, lawmakers and ...

Congressional Republicans must navigate rescissions bill, government funding and investigations into former President Joe ...

Martin, who Trump tried and failed to make head of the D.C. U.S. Attorney’s Office, is now serving in a number of roles in ...