House Republicans pass stopgap spending bill, set up shutdown fight with Senate

House Republicans on Friday approved a short-term government spending package to avert a shutdown at month’s end, sending the bill to the Senate and setting up a clash with upper chamber Democrats ... Read More

House passes GOP funding bill in 217-212 vote, teeing up shutdown fight in Senate

The House on Friday passed a Republican measure to keep the government funded until Nov. 21, teeing up a fight in the Senate. Read More

House GOP passes stopgap funding bill ahead of shutdown deadline, setting up critical test for Senate

Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday corralled his oft-fractured House conference to pass a Republican plan to fund the government through November 21, as Congress scrambles to avert a looming shutdown. Read More

Senate Republicans poke holes in the filibuster despite vowing to protect it

Facing Democratic opposition, the GOP has discarded a series of precedents and weakened minority power in order to vote through Trump's nominees and legislation. Read More

Senators worry political violence ‘baked in’ after Kirk assassination

A number of senators are growing concerned that the apparent increase in political violence will be nearly impossible to reverse despite calls from every corner to turn down the national temperature ... Read More