President Donald Trump spoke with reporters on Air Force One, where he defended tariffs, saying they will be the "greatest ...

During a government shutdown, all government workers deemed nonessential are furloughed until a deal is reached to reopen the government. Essential workers are expected to keep working without pay ...

Live updates and the latest news as President Donald Trump signs executive orders and Congress works to pass a spending bill ...

A House Republican plan to keep the federal government open past Friday by putting most agencies' funding on autopilot ...

House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30, pushing ahead ...

It is getting to be a regular occurrence. The U.S. Treasury runs out of money and warns Congress that they need more.

Musk bragged about feeding the U.S. Agency for International Development “into the woodchipper.” Recommendations ...

Speaker Mike Johnson is eyeing a Tuesday vote in the House for a stopgap funding bill, but the path to passage in both ...

The threat of a government shutdown is looming over Washington yet again. Here's what to know ahead of potential votes.

In his second term, President Trump is cultivating warm relationships with G.O.P. lawmakers — and using the implicit threat of ruining them if they stray — to keep them in line behind his agenda.

House Republicans released their continuing resolution, aka CR, on Saturday, laying out legislation that they hope to use to ...

A factor behind the reportedly tense confrontation at a Cabinet meeting Thursday was the decimation of the U.S. Agency for ...