What Trump’s decision to wade into spending fight tells us about the next 4 years
After days of threats and demands, Donald Trump had little to show for it once lawmakers passed a budget deal in the early ...
Biden signs stopgap bipartisan measure to fund government, avert shutdown
Johnson tried to placate Trump by bringing up a slimmed-down, 116-page version of the bill on Thursday. It included disaster relief, farm aid and the debt ceiling. Trump immediately backed it, calling ...
Congress Approves Spending Extension, Ending Shutdown Crisis
The Senate passed the measure and sent it to President Biden’s desk, shortly after the midnight deadline for funding to lapse ...
Republicans averted a shutdown, yet showed boundaries of Trump’s power
This week’s events were a preview of the perils of governing that face Trump and Republicans in Congress, despite their ...
Lowry: The fiscal hawks in D.C. never win
The bipartisan agreement in Washington, D.C., to perpetually spend more money is indeed disgraceful, and DOGE could be a ...
Elon Musk's storm of tweets almost led to a government shutdown, and proved his power in Trump's America
Analysis: As Congress prepared to vote on a budget bill to fund government services and avoid a shutdown, Elon Musk posted ...
Trump threatens to try to take back the Panama Canal. The US relinquished control years ago
PHOENIX -- PHOENIX (AP) — Donald Trump suggested Sunday that his new administration could try to regain control of the Panama ...
Biden signs bill that averts government shutdown and brings a close to days of Washington upheaval
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed legislation that averts a government shutdown heading into Christmas, bringing a final close to days of upheaval in Washington after Congress ...