Recently the House of Representatives opposed a portion of the legislation known as the Save Act which focuses on preventing ...

Senator Susan Collins says, “A government shutdown is never a good idea. It ends up costing taxpayers more money. It prevents ...

A government funding bill that would have included a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote failed earlier this week.

Funding for many federal departments and agencies is due to expire on Sept. 30, unless Republicans and Democrats can reach a ...

Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie said that the speaker has "poorly handled" pushing a short-term spending bill through the House.

Congress needs to pass a spending bill by September 30 to avoid a partial government shutdown. Dockworkers and ports must ...

Party leaders are discussing a three-month deal that is expected to be amenable to Democrats.

The deadline to avert a government shutdown is 10 days away, and there’s currently no funding plan in place. That’s a ...

Two members of Maryland's congressional delegation said on Friday that it's now unlikely that Congress will pay for 100% of ...

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along with this week’s roll call votes, the House also passed these measures: the Taxpayer Data Protection Act (H.R. 8292), ...

Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, met with Trump on Thursday as the House leader looks for a path forward to funding the ...

In her tough reelection fight for her southwest Washington U.S. House seat, Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez often ...