The extension would give the Senate plenty of time to begin confirming Trump's Cabinet nominees and the House time to plot out maneuvers on tax legislation.

The government faces another shutdown in five weeks and members have just returned from a month-long break. Both sides are ...

House Republicans are planning to strategize with President-elect Trump on their path forward to funding the government past ...

Lawmakers are reportedly preparing a temporary bill to keep the government’s doors open until March as the nation faces a ...

The 118th Congress is likely to have at least one final political standoff before the balance of power shifts, and it's over ...

Though the enactment of a shorter continuing resolution may have delayed the ... Rich Couture, president of the American Federation of Government Employees Council 215, which represents the ...

Just before the October 1 deadline, the Senate voted 78-18 to pass a continuing resolution to extend federal spending and ...

A group of hard-line conservatives tanked a procedural vote in revolt of a tentative funding deal negotiated by congressional ...

Returning lawmakers will be choosing the leaders for the next Congress and finishing work on the remaining priorities of the ...

One of Iowa's U.S. Senators believes Tuesday's election outcome could impact how quickly a new funding package is tackled.

America’s electoral traditions may seem exhausting to many, but we should remember that the privilege of expressing our ...

Government spending, leadership elections, and disaster funding are among the top priorities for lawmakers with less than two months left of the 118th Congress.