Category: Congress

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said he was “optimistic” an agreement can be reached this week to end the five-week shutdown as bipartisan rank-and-file talks make progress. Thune, speaking...

It's the first public offering on health care policy since the government shutdown began.

Sen. James Lankford is warning that the prolonged shutdown could soon threaten the health care coverage of federal employees. In a letter sent Oct. 30 to Office of Personnel...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Monday there's not enough support among Republican senators to eliminate the filibuster as President Donald Trump ramps up pressure to change the chamber's...

The head of the largest federal employees' union talked with top Democratic congressional leaders about his organization's calls for Democrats to shore up the votes to end the government...

Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) announced Monday in a post on X that he married former congressional staffer Carolyn Moffa last month. Massie, whose wife passed away last year, said...

Speaker Mike Johnson said Monday that GOP leaders are discussing ways to deal with the rapidly approaching Nov. 21 expiration date of the continuing resolution that passed the House...

Fresh hints of progress toward ending the shutdown are surfacing in the Senate, as pressure points pile up and the federal funding lapse is set to become the longest...

There’s no chance for Congress to resolve the shutdown and reopen the government before crossing the historic threshold Tuesday.

The Texas Republican said a “longer conversation” needs to be had before he could throw his support behind land strikes.