Senate rejects both parties' bills to avoid a shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain

Democrats in the Senate rejected a House GOP proposal to keep funds flowing through Nov. 21, while Republicans scuttled a competing Democratic bill with health care provisions. Read More

US Congress returns today with less than a month to avert a government shutdown

The US Congress returns on Tuesday with less than a month left to perform one of its core functions — keeping federal agencies funded and averting a partial government shutdown, a job it has struggled ... Read More

'People are scared': Congress grapples with increasing political violence

House Republicans put forth a proposal to fund the government that includes $30 million for lawmaker security, as Congress grapples with increasing political violence. Read More

The Epstein files and a possible shutdown: Summer's over but the heat is on in Congress

WASHINGTON – Congress' summer break is over, and lawmakers don't have much time to waste if they want to keep the federal government's lights on through October. As a strict government funding ... Read More

Members of Congress Grasp for a Stopgap Deal to Avert a Shutdown

Republicans and Democrats agree they will need a temporary measure to fund the government past Sept. 30, but have yet to come to terms on what it should look like. By Catie Edmondson Reporting from ... Read More