House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) sent a letter to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) asking for a ...

Republicans must stick together on spending packages while navigating Freedom Caucus demands and the mathematical reality of ...

September will bring another funding cliff for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the rest of the federal government as the two parties fight over presidential funding ‘claw-backs.’ The House and ...

With Democrats still playing hardball over confirming the rest of President Donald Trump’s civilian nominees, Republicans are ...

Senate Republicans may change filibuster rules after Chuck Schumer and the Democrats hold up President Donald Trump's nominees with an unprecedented effort.

Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet at the U.S. Capitol can’t mask ...

Democratic congressional leaders, locked out of power, see the upcoming government funding deadline as their best chance to ...

Slotkin told NBC News that she, like many Democrats, wants nonpartisan congressional maps. But if Republicans redraw the ...

The Senate is moving fiscal 2026 funding measures with ease but there is still no overall strategy in Congress.

As Congress begins its summer recess, concerns grow over its ability to pass a full-year budget by the end of September, with ...

Congressional leaders are starting to trade blame for a government shutdown, two months before the funding deadline. It sends a signal the threat is more serious than usual.

Government shutdown talk is starting early ahead of a difficult funding fight in Congress this fall The posturing sends a signal the threat of a stoppage is more ...