During a shutdown, as happened last fall, lawmakers have to continue to work on a funding package they can agree on, bringing ...

Congress is advancing a deal to fund to the vast majority of the federal government ahead of the January 30th shutdown ...

The House passed the latest bipartisan funding package Wednesday, moving one step closer to fully funding the government ...

With passage of the funding bill, the House cleared a critical hurdle to averting a government shutdown but it still must ...

The House of Representatives passed an $80 billion spending package with bipartisan support, moving closer to preventing a ...

WASHIINGTON, D.C. — The United States House of Representatives has voted to re-open the government after the longest shutdown in the nation’s history. The House voted 222-209 on a funding package ...

After narrowly approving a stopgap funding bill to end the government shutdown last night, the House of Representatives adjourned for the remainder of the week – marking one full day in session after ...

WASHINGTON ‒ The federal government is back open after a record-breaking 43-day shutdown ‒ but the effects from the nation's longest-ever shutdown could linger. President Donald Trump late Wednesday ...

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R) and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise chat while on their way to talk with reporters after the vote to re-open the government on Nov. 12. Johnson sent members ...

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