Congress has a short but important to-do list as lawmakers return to Washington this coming week for what is known as a ...

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.

Orientation is underway in Congress for new members as important matters loom, including funding the government to avoid a ...

Republicans have consistently trashed President Joe Biden's economic agenda and his handling of our immigration crisis. Can they do better?

For more on what this might mean for the next Congress, let's bring in NPR's Barbara Sprunt ... That came into play when Johnson was trying to avoid a government shutdown. And to do that, he had to ...

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

Republican electoral wins in both the presidential race and the Senate are changing the game on government funding, as ...

Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., weighs in on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis dropping out of the 2024 race, Congress avoiding a government shutdown, Biden's border policies, the U.S. response to Iran and his bill ...

reproductive health care and the future of democracy — but also over Congress itself, which had a chaotic session as the GOP-led House ousted its speaker and barely fended off government shutdowns.

Congress is facing a potential government shutdown on Dec. 20 due to its reliance on continuing resolutions and bloated ...

Congress set up a spending fight at the ... we don’t know exactly when that point will arrive, unlike a government shutdown.” Akabas continued, “I definitely think the dynamics next year ...

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