The spending cuts package, requested by the White House, heads back to the House ahead of a Friday deadline for Trump to sign it into law.

President Trump's pick to lead the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration affirmed his commitment to roadway safety in a key Senate hearing.

Washington — The Senate could move forward as soon as Tuesday on a request from the White House to claw back $9.4 billion in funds for international aid and public broadcasting as Congress faces a Friday deadline to act.

A bill introduced by Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.), and passed by the Senate, is aimed at protecting local fishermen from illegally caught fish being sold in the U.S.

Congress approves a $9 billion spending cut targeting public broadcasting and foreign aid, overcoming GOP divisions despite the cuts making up a small share of the budget.

The United States' destruction of a warehouse worth of emergency food that had spoiled has drawn outrage, but lawmakers and aid workers say it is only one effect of President Donald Trump's abrupt slashing of foreign assistance.

As Russia delays peace negotiations with Ukraine, U.S. elected officials in Congress are considering a new sanctions bill to force Russia to end its war.

Trump's former defense attorney Emil Bove faces opposition from former judges and Democrats as his nomination for the Third Circuit Court of Appeals faces first test.