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Negotiations to avoid a federal government shutdown in two weeks have not been going well. Lawmakers have yet to agree on ...

Through patience and teamwork, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) scored a big victory for President Donald Trump's agenda.

Federal funding dries up at the end of the day on March 14. Lawmakers acknowledge that passing full appropriations bills are ...

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President Donald Trump is set to address a joint session of Congress on Tuesday -- his first speech to Congress of his second term.

Republican leaders on Capitol Hill are struggling with a key question as they stare down a fast-approaching deadline to fund ...

Key Republicans and Democrats in Congress have been stalwart supporters of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but the blowup between the Ukrainian leader and President ...

Almost 15 million Californians have health care coverage through Medi-Cal, a program that stands to lose billions of dollars ...

House Republicans narrowly pass a budget resolution aiming to eliminate taxes on overtime pay and tips, potentially ...

Friends Julie Roginsky, a Democrat, and Mike DuHaime, a Republican, talk politics: Until DOGE starts hurting communities, people don't care.

Republicans are considering a far-reaching change to the budget process that would obscure the deficit impact of extending ...