Congress may lock in federal spending that fails to keep up with economic and population growth for the second year in a row, potentially leading to historically low levels. Disagreements over the ...

Washington, D.C.'s funding has been restored in a new draft of Congress's continuing resolution legislation, averting the potential of millions in lost money. The last continuing resolution did not ...

US Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) speaks during a town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin earlier this year. Johnson has introduced legislation that would prevent government shutdowns through an automatic ...

In the last 72 hours, there have been further discussions about off-ramps, particularly to address the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits set to expire on November 1. The Senate ...

The US government entered a partial shutdown at 12:01 AM Wednesday after lawmakers failed to pass a funding measure to keep operations running, marking the 21st funding lapse since the 1977 fiscal ...

Sept. 30 (UPI) --The Senate on Monday voted down competing GOP and Democratic Party resolutions to keep the federal government open while continuing to work on a 2026 budget. A House-approved GOP ...

Appropriations provided under the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 119-4) expire at 11:59 pm tonight. On September 19, the House of Representatives passed H.R.

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., questions Education Secretary Linda McMahon during a Senate Appropriations hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree ...

House Freedom Caucus Chairman Andy Harris, R-Md., elaborated on the group’s support for a longer-term continuing resolution in an interview this week with The Daily Signal. The group had released a ...

The Senate voted on the continuing resolution (CR) H.R. 5371 for the thirteenth time today. The CR failed by a vote of 54-45. No members deviated from their previous votes. The Senate returned this ...