Congress showed again this week it is really struggling to follow its own normal budget-making process, and programs Americans love could be at stake.

The process of funding the government is hitting a wall in the Senate, and lawmakers aren’t optimistic about finding a ...

(WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Wednesday took a step toward approving its first appropriation bill, agreeing to advance military construction and Veterans Affairs spending in a 90-8 vote. But lawmakers ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is eying a proposal to end the government shutdown as the gridlock in Washington, D.C., enters its ninth day. Thune is “ready” to use Congress’s appropriations ...

Passage of a GOP bill to fund Trump’s immigration enforcement agenda for years doesn’t mean there aren’t plenty of other ...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The end of summer on Capitol Hill usually means one thing: the threat of a government shutdown. As the end of the fiscal year approaches, lawmakers will return from their upcoming ...

The House on Friday passed its first appropriations bill for fiscal 2027 with bipartisan support, marking an early step in the annual government funding process and sending the measure to the ...

On Feb. 3, the House voted 217-214 to advance H.R.7148, ending the four-day partial government shutdown. Twenty-one Democrats joined 196 Republicans in supporting the measure. President Trump swiftly ...

Is it too kind to give any cheers at all to Congress’ appropriators during the second government shutdown of this fiscal year? Should we need to congratulate our legislators for the simple achievement ...

Hopefully they just continue to plod through and make improvements, get people the money they deserve and earned as quickly as possible," John Hatton said.