Category: Congress

For Texas Sen. John Cornyn, the more the merrier. Despite the entry of Rep. Wesley Hunt into Texas’ ferocious GOP Senate primary, a new poll from a pro-Cornyn super...

The Senate broke a monthlong impasse on its annual defense policy bill and secured a deal that could see the legislation pass as soon as Thursday. Senate Armed Services...

Speaker Mike Johnson told House Republicans on a private call Thursday that he doesn’t plan to put a standalone bill to pay troops up for a vote before they...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune shot down speculation that Republicans would deploy the so-called nuclear option to break the funding stalemate. The idea has gained traction on social media,...

Speaker Mike Johnson heard a plea from a military family to move legislation paying active-duty forces amid the government shutdown in a remarkable televised exchange Thursday. Johnson was already...

Rep. Ken Calvert, the House Republican in charge of defense funding, is throwing his weight behind a bipartisan bill that would allow members of the military to get paid...

Chuck Schumer is winning over critics who bashed him for surrendering during this spring’s shutdown standoff. That could change fast. A POLITICO survey of Democratic lawmakers and activists finds...

The Maine oyster farmer is winning praise from some Democrats as he prepares to face Chuck Schumer’s dream recruit.

The guardedly positive reviews for the New Yorker's leadership come as the shutdown fight enters a politically perilous new phase.

President Donald Trump’s administration is considering options to pay members of the military if the government shutdown drags on, according to two White House officials granted anonymity to discuss...