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Congress played another coda on a what’s become a familiar tune late Friday night after it barely pulled enough votes ...

President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ending the threat ...

Political Analyst Scott Mitchell and Washington Bureau Chief Alex Cameron discuss key moments from D.C. this week.

N.Y., on Thursday sharply criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for voicing his intent to vote for a ...

Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) had a heated exchange with Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and other Democratic ...

The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.

Oregon Senator Jeff Merkley voiced strong opposition to the Republican-led Continuing Resolution aimed at funding the ...

"I have not seen such uniting anger across the party in a long, long time," Charlotte Clymer, the Democrat behind the ...

The U.S. Senate cleared a stopgap spending bill Friday that will fund the government through the end of September, sending ...

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. In addition to roll call votes this week, the ...

President Trump signed a funding bill that keeps the government open through September, averting a shutdown after a ...