Democrats say they won’t back any funding proposal unless they get something in return. Republicans have rejected their ...

Sen. Patty Murray of Washington, the top Democrat on the Appropriations Committee, added that Trump is a “petty wannabe tyrant” who will “try to abuse a shutdown.” But “that doesn’t mean he gets ...

U.N. AMBASSADOR: The Senate has confirmed the nomination of Michael Waltz to be the U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations.

Democrats say they won’t back any funding proposal unless they get something in return. Republicans have rejected their ...

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along with this week’s roll call votes, the Senate also passed the Ending Improper Payments ...

Democratic congressional leaders are dismissing a threat from the White House budget office to fire masses of federal workers during a government shutdown, saying they will not be intimidated into ...

Decision to cancel a planned meeting with top Democratic leaders becomes the latest twist in funding standoff.

The U.S. Senate deadlocked Friday over how to fund the government past a deadline at the end of September, escalating the odds of a shutdown and heightening tensions on Capitol Hill. Democrats on a 44 ...

The Office of Management and Budget sent a memo to federal agencies Wednesday night instructing them to plan for staff reductions, including firings.

Democratic congressional leaders say the president’s unwillingness to meet is inviting a partial government shutdown.

Along with this week's roll call votes, the Senate also passed the Ending Improper Payments to Deceased People Act (S. 269), to improve coordination between federal and state agencies and ...

Olympic official John Coates, 75, stepped down as the leader of sport's highest court after going through cancer treatment, ...