Sen. John Kennedy has advanced a bill requiring senators’ pay be halted if they can’t agree to keep government funded.

Speaker Mike Johnson's plan to fund the government, endorsed by President-elect Donald Trump, was roundly rejected by the ...

The Senate will vote on a measure to block lawmaker pay during government shutdowns as Republicans push multiple bills to prevent future closures.

More than seven days into the sweeping government shutdown with no end in sight, the Senate rejected Democratic and Republican plans to reopen the government. The failure to pass a funding package ...

The Department of Homeland Security remains unfunded Monday, April 20, with Congress still unable to reach a bipartisan agreement after more than two months. Lawmakers are divided largely over ...

Americans worried that the U.S. government shutdown could derail their plans to take out a mortgage or refinance their home loan can breathe easy — mostly. Housing experts says lenders will continue ...

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) predicted on the Senate floor that his Democratic colleagues will find a reason to block funding legislation and trigger another government shutdown “right before the ...

Senators on Friday said they planned to remain in town for the weekend, a sign negotiations may be picking up to approve a stopgap spending measure and end the government shutdown, which was at day 38 ...

Democratic lawmakers in Virginia are at an impasse over data center development, a standoff that could trigger a partial ...

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