Category: Congress

Buckle up for the second week of a shutdown staredown, as the Senate tries again to pass a funding stopgap Monday evening. All sides are showing little sign of budging....

Some are eyeing Oct. 15 — when active-duty military members could miss a paycheck — as the next deadline for action.

The House won’t return to session next week as Speaker Mike Johnson had previously indicated, according to a notice made during Friday's pro forma session. The move came after...

“I’m not optimistic that we have the numbers at this stage of the game,” said a lawmaker involved in talks to reopen government.

Former Rep. Cori Bush (D-Mo.) is making a play for her old St. Louis seat in Congress, she announced Friday on X, a year after losing a primary in...

It’s the Senate’s last chance of the week to avoid a shutdown. There’s no sign it’s happening — but Republicans believe another failed vote Friday could help push Democrats...

The retiring senator has emerged as a central player in the bipartisan back-channeling that ramped up this week.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Thursday that it’s “unlikely” senators will be in the Capitol voting this weekend, all but guaranteeing the government shutdown goes into next...

Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee, is urging acting Special Counsel Jamieson Greer to investigate the White House for its messaging on the...

Speaker Mike Johnson moved to shut down any attempts to negotiate a way out of the shutdown Thursday as some senators look for off-ramps. Johnson said in a news...