Friction is emerging in the once unified GOP relationship between Speaker Mike Johnson (La.) and Senate Majority Leader John ...

Some key impacts of the shutdown have been pushed back by moves by the Trump administration. But those efforts are temporary, and the pain could spread depending on how long the stalemate lasts.

A scrap is emerging among Republicans on Capitol Hill over how long a stopgap spending bill should last as part of a deal to ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) faces a tough decision this week on how to handle a bill that would direct the ...

Passing major new Republican priorities would have been a tall order even before President Trump went to war inside his own party.

"I think we all know his view," Thune said. "And we all know my view." The shutdown of the federal government continues, approaching a 35-day record set during President Donald Trump's first term.

House members voted unanimously to rebuke the Senate Republican leadership for slipping into legislation a sneaky provision ...

The roadway in front of the Supreme Court and U.S. Capitol is closed to traffic on the 36th day of the government shutdown on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam ...

Last Tuesday’s off-year elections have altered the shutdown fight, just not in the way many on Capitol Hill had hoped. Heading into last week, lawmakers on both sides had felt glimmers of optimism ...

Lawmakers were set to return to Capitol Hill on Monday, Nov. 10 after the Senate voted to clear a path toward ending the longest government shutdown in history. On Nov. 9, the Senate voted 60-40 to ...