An obscure bookkeeping matter has become the latest flashpoint in Congress as Democrats accuse Republicans of violating ...

President Donald Trump's agenda is being pushed through executive orders and judicial fights rather than congressional action ...

Washington — Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington. Lawmakers have until the end of the ...

The wrangling over an extension of government dominates the agenda for both the House and the Senate this week.

President Trump's dismantling of Voice of America could lead to the spread of foreign propaganda and disinformation, ...

Congress is nearing Friday’s midnight deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown, but a Republican spending bill is ...

WASHINGTON – There's one week to go until federal funding dries up and the U.S. government shuts down if Congress can't pass legislation by March 14. Americans have felt it too. A shut down ...

Congress handed Donald Trump a victory Friday in the form of a bill to avert a government shutdown, expanding the president’s control over the federal budget and infuriating Democrats.

Facing intense pressure over the threat of a shutdown in less than two days, lawmakers are racing to push through a government funding plan by Friday’s midnight deadline. Lawmakers last passed a ...

Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a House-passed spending bill that exposed deep rifts within the Democratic Party.

Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes is seeking a preliminary injunction to stop further cuts made to the U.S. Department of ...

Andrew Stanton is a Newsweek weekend reporter based in Maine. His role is reporting on U.S. politics and social issues. Andrew joined Newsweek in 2021 from The Boston Globe. He is a graduate of ...