After weeks of congressional drama earlier this fall, the House of Representatives has been mercifully quiet lately. Don’t ...

Mere weeks after the House GOP tore itself apart over their inability to pass a funding bill, they’re back at it again.

Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson may have averted a government shutdown this week, but Congress has teed up another ...

“It's still too much for many of us but was agreed to around Memorial Day was this [Fiscal Responsibility Act] number of ...

Two Homeland Security programs are in danger of disappearing at the beginning of February if Congress fails to pass funding, ...

The House on Tuesday approved newly minted Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposed funding extension, setting the stage for a Senate vote this week that would again, temporarily, sidestep the nation's ...

A short-term bill that will stave off a partial government shutdown for at least another two months cleared the House of Representatives Tuesday evening, bringing lawmakers one giant step closer ...

The "death gratuity" tradition dates back at least 140 years, and it's cost American taxpayers over $5 million since 2000.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 26: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) has unveiled a proposal ... [+] to avert a government shutdown. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Politicians have ...

The governor who has used — and abused — the state apparatus to punish Disney over its right to free speech and try to shut ...

Many federal agencies have plans in place to weather a shutdown, but a disruption would still affect critical government services. By Zach Montague Reporting from Washington The House of ...

Things have gotten so bad in Congress — so dull and dysfunctional — that one departing lawmaker is writing a “survival guide” to pass on to the next generation of lawmakers. Between votes ...