Congress is cruising this month on efforts to fund the federal government and prevent a Jan. 30 shutdown, but the toughest ...

The Senate gave final approval Monday night to a deal that could end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, sending it to the House, where Democrats are launching a last-ditch effort to ...

Tensions in the Democratic Party are boiling over this week after a group of mostly moderate Democratic senators joined Republicans to advance a bill to reopen the government. The Democrats’ support ...

Lawmakers released a three-bill spending package Monday, marking the latest appropriations move since the bipartisan deal ...

The Senate approved a three-bill spending package for fiscal 2026. Lawmakers also passed a stopgap for the rest of the government. For the first time in more than a year, the House and Senate produced ...

A bill to potentially end the government shutdown heads to the House after seven Democrats and one Independent crossed party lines to join Republicans. The vote divided the Democratic Party and the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The longest government shutdown in history has come to an end, with almost no one happy with the final result. Democrats didn't get the health insurance provisions they demanded ...

Democrats from across the political spectrum expressed opposition to a Senate deal to end the longest partial government shutdown, less than a week after the party was celebrating major election ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Eight senators who caucus with Democrats but voted with Republicans were key to brokering the deal in the Senate.