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

Washington, D.C., which has often had a tenuous peace with the federal government when Republicans controlled Congress and ...

The Senate has swiftly approved legislation that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact.

Rep. Laura Friedman's amendment has 60 Democratic co-sponsors and seeks to prevent Donald Trump from "illegally withholding" ...

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

The district is also facing up to $1 billion in federal funding cuts due to a Republican continuing resolution bill.

Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington.

The House of Representatives March 11 voted 217-213 to pass a continuing resolution to fund the federal government through ...

Rep. Nancy Pelosi of California, a former speaker of the House, broke with Schumer in encouraging lawmakers to follow the ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said Democrats will stand in the way of efforts to pass a Republican-led budget ...

Democrats were confronted with two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives President Donald Trump vast ...

Ex- U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema called out prominent liberals for endorsing the filibuster during a recent vote on a ...