Now that the partial government shutdown is over, can Congress make up for lost time and get long-delayed appropriations ...

With a government shutdown in effect, both sides of the aisle are looking to place blame on the other. House Speaker Mike Johnson pointed out that while Democrats expressed outrage over the proposed ...

The legislation to end the current government shutdown and temporarily fund the government would also wipe the current ...

The Senate deal to end the government shutdown would extend funding through January and promise Democrats a vote on health care.

A U.S. Senate draft appropriations bill for federal funds indicates Springfield may get funds for housing and community development previously thought to be cut. The federal spending bill signed into ...

Senators are not thrilled with a top White House official's comments that the government funding process should become more partisan, and fear that doing so could erode Congress’ power of the purse.

Senate Republicans rejected an offer from Democrats to end the shutdown in exchange for a one-year extension of health care ...

Enough Democrats were set to vote for cloture on a new spending package to get over a 60-vote hurdle and set the stage to end the shutdown.