Senate advances spending package despite Republican concerns over increased funding levels as lawmakers race to prevent ...

The chamber’s leaders hope to strike a compromise with House lawmakers before federal cash stops flowing on Oct. 1.

The Senate took a significant step Friday towards averting a partial government shutdown in the fall by passing a tranche of ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) sent a letter to Republican leaders Monday demanding a “Big Four” leadership meeting this week to ...

Overwhelming bipartisan passage of $488 billion in federal funding masked a bigger fight ahead over funding the rest of the ...

The Democratic congressional leaders, both of whom are from Brooklyn, called on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South ...

Congress got off to a late start on the funding process. Republicans prioritized Trump’s tax and spending cut bill. Most ...

Hours of tense negotiations to strike a deal on President Donald Trump’s nominees blew up Saturday night, and now lawmakers ...

The Senate on Friday passed its first tranche of government funding bills for fiscal year 2026 ahead of its upcoming August recess, but Congress is bracing for a potentially messy fight to prevent ...

The monthlong recess presents a critical opportunity for lawmakers to reach consensus on spending levels and make a dent in ...