Washington Democrats finally have a first point of leverage against President Donald Trump — but it comes with a dilemma that could leave them looking even more hapless than they have so far in his ...

The House of Representatives passed legislation Tuesday to avert a partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson has accomplished the seemingly unexpected, keeping his Republican majority in line to fund the ...

Congressional leaders intensified rhetoric on Wednesday over the impending government shutdown, with just two days remaining ...

Live updates and the latest news as U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum kick in and the Senate turns to a government funding ...

D.C. officials are pleading with the U.S. Senate to restore the city’s funding levels after the House passed a spending bill that would cut about $1 billion from the District’s budget.

A congressional funding bill that could prevent a federal government shutdown narrowly passed the House Tuesday, but not without cutting funding for several local projects.

Again and again, the Trump White House has turned to a 73-year-old legal statute to defend its immigration crackdown.

Senate Democrats have vowed to shut down the federal government rather than support a House-approved budget resolution to avert a pending government shutdown at the end of the day Friday.

State prosecutors withheld evidence favorable to Brittany Marlow Holberg during her 1998 murder trial that resulted in her ...

After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to ...