Democrats faced two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives the president vast discretion on spending ...

The government funding bill that’s headed to the White House limits Washington, D.C.’s ability to fully use its local tax ...

The Senate gave final approval to a stopgap spending bill to fund the government through Sept. 30. The GOP-backed measure ...

Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...

The Senate has passed a bill that would result in more prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers. Democratic and Republican ...

A vote to end debate on the House-passed stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown will take place on Friday ...

Updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate confirmation ...

Senate Democrats decided not to block a GOP-led funding bill, which many have said fails to do enough to rein in Elon Musk's ...

The measure, which passed with bipartisan support and minor changes, now heads back to the House. It is just the second ...

After days of Democratic agonizing, the Senate voted to keep federal funds flowing through Sept. 30 just hours before a ...