Lights shine inside the U.S. Capitol Building as night falls on Jan. 21, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. David Ake, File) WASHINGTON (CN) — The U.S. is headed for a government shutdown as the Senate ...

Republican officials are set to appear on the Strip in Las Vegas later this week at a meeting of the Republican Jewish Coalition. Scheduled speakers include House Speaker Mike Johnson and Department ...

Senate Republicans' bid to pass a short-term government funding extension was foiled by Senate Democrats as the deadline to fund the government fast approaches. While the proposal easily glided ...

As Republicans try to pin blame for shutdown damage on Democrats, they are hailing a federal bureaucracy they normally bash as wasteful and overreaching. By Carl Hulse Reporting from Capitol Hill The ...

The Senate Democrats voted Tuesday almost in unison to defeat a House-passed bill to fund the government through Nov. 21, putting Washington on the brink of a government shutdown that could last for ...

Democratic Sens. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Gary Peters of Michigan are working on a bill that would pay federal employees during the government shutdown, a source familiar with the matter ...

WASHINGTON ‒ Eight Democratic Senate Caucus members broke from their ranks and joined with Republican senators to vote for a deal to reopen the government late on Nov. 9. The group includes Democrats ...

IOWA’S NEWS LEADER ABIGAIL. THANK YOU. THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE LAUNCHED A NEW AD CAMPAIGN TARGETING DEMOCRATS OVER THE GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN. THE AD ACCUSES DEMOCRATS OF SHUTTING ...

Our Republican Party continues to make disappointing decisions about what United States citizens expect and want from their elected government. Slashing funds for veterans' care. Eliminating programs ...

Lawmakers are laying the groundwork for making sure the other party gets the blame in the event of a government shutdown at the end of the month. As both sides work out a game plan for funding the ...

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