The first days of 2025 will ring in some new laws, a restoration of the nation’s debt limit, a new $2,000 cap on ...

Happy Monday, and a happy Festivus! We’ll forego the traditional airing of grievances — and, boy, do we have some grievances ...

In a move that could boost benefits for about 2.4 million retirees, the Senate passed the Social Security Fairness Act this weekend, sending it to President Biden for his signature. Approved by ...

With just hours to go before a midnight shutdown deadline, the House on Friday evening overwhelmingly passed a stopgap plan to keep federal agencies open until the middle of March, provide ...

It was a squeaker, but Congress got it done. The federal government is open and funded into next year, and there will not be a Christmas shutdown after President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the ...

The Biden administration indicated Friday that it is scrapping its proposed plan to provide student loan forgiveness for upwards of 25 million borrowers. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said ...

Get the latest on Washington's budget battles and more with The Fiscal Times email newsletter every weekday. Sign up today.

Happy Monday, and a happy Festivus! We’ll forego the traditional airing of grievances — and, boy, do we have some grievances with this Congress — and instead we’ll note that President ...

We’re less than 29 hours away from a shutdown deadline and chaos reigns in Congress. Here’s the latest. Trump-Approved ...

Happy Monday! It’s going to be a busy week on Capitol Hill as lawmakers race to extend federal funding ahead of a Friday ...

Congress looks poised to avert a government shutdown at midnight, but it sure hasn’t been easy. Here’s the latest. House ...