Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) ditched a planned vote Wednesday on his six-month stopgap funding bill that included a crackdown ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) unveiled a stopgap spending bill Sunday that would fund the federal government through Dec. 20, averting a partial shutdown weeks before the November election.

Appropriations battles are simmering on the back burner before the elections, but lawmakers have some tough choices when they return.

The three-month stopgap sets the stage for another shutdown showdown in December, during the lame-duck period, when lawmakers will have to cobble together a spending bill to keep the lights on in ...

House Republicans introduced a 12-week extension of federal spending with limited add-ons Sunday, a bill expected to garner large bipartisan majorities in both chambers.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced Monday that Senate Democrats are prepared to provide more money for the Secret Service after former President Trump was the target of an ...

Congress needs to pass a stopgap spending bill before Oct. 1 to avoid a federal shutdown just weeks before the election. The measure had been teed up for a vote on Wednesday afternoon, but ...

Republican electoral wins in both the presidential race and the Senate are changing the game on government funding, as ...

It's unclear whether he was able to do so as some GOP members have concerns about the spending levels in the ... they should not go forward with a stopgap bill without such assurances.

Washington (CNN) — Congress set up a chaotic, high-stakes fight over spending at the end of the year, after both chambers voted on Wednesday to avert a government shutdown. The Senate approved ...