President Trump lashed out at Congress Thursday, blasting lawmakers for failing to fund his border wall demands -- and throwing into doubt the chances of passing a bill to fund the government by Friday's deadline. Published December 20, 2018
Republicans backed down in their border security fight Wednesday and settled instead for a stopgap spending bill that would keep the government running through early February, avoiding a government shutdown and leaving the big fights for the new Congress. Published December 19, 2018
Republicans backed down in their border security fight Wednesday and settled instead for a stopgap spending bill that would keep the government running through early February, avoiding a government shutdown and leaving the big fights for the new Congress. Published December 19, 2018
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Wednesday announced plans to roll out a stopgap funding bill that would keep the government running through Feb. 8 and avert a pre-Christmas shutdown. Published December 19, 2018
Members of Congress resigned themselves Tuesday to another short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown and get the government through the holidays and into the new year after Democrats rejected a new Republican offer to give President Trump half the border wall money he's seeking. Published December 18, 2018
The Trump administration announced final steps Tuesday to ban "bump stock" add-ons that help rifles mimic machine guns, saying that even current owners of the devices will either have to hand them in to the government or destroy them. Published December 18, 2018
As lawmakers search for a way out of the latest shutdown showdown, the White House signaled Tuesday that President Trump could get behind legislation that allocates $1.6 billion for border security and that they are exploring other ways to secure the full $5 billion that Mr. Trump is seeking for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Published December 18, 2018
More than 400,000 essential government employees could be forced to stay on the job throughout a government shutdown -- even if they'd already planned to take holiday vacations. President Trump has demanded that Congress find $5 billion in new money to pay for more sections of his border wall plans. Published December 17, 2018
House conservatives are cheering President Trump on in his desire for a government shutdown, saying they have his back in the standoff over border wall money. Published December 16, 2018
The federal government is already deep in the red just two months into the new fiscal year, with the Treasury Department announcing Thursday that the deficit surged more than 50 percent so far. Published December 13, 2018
Congressional Republicans fell short Wednesday on their last, best chance to tighten work requirements for people receiving public assistance, after Congress cleared the farm bill without the new rules conservatives had sought. Published December 12, 2018
House GOP leaders pushed a measure through their chamber Wednesday that will make it tougher for President Trump's critics to cut off U.S. assistance to the Saudi government in its proxy war in Yemen. Published December 12, 2018
Hemp advocates celebrated Tuesday after congressional negotiators reached a final deal on an $867 billion farm bill that would fully legalize industrial hemp, predicting it will push the U.S. to new heights in an emerging market. Published December 11, 2018
Rep. Steny Hoyer, the incoming majority leader in the House, said Tuesday he wants to revive the use of earmarks in congressional bills and predicted the move will have bipartisan support in both chambers. Published December 11, 2018
House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Kevin Brady on Monday released a revised end-of-year tax package that includes tax relief for victims of recent natural disasters, delays or repeals several Obamacare-related taxes, and jettisons the extensions of many expired breaks that had been included in an earlier bill. Published December 11, 2018
As the clock ticks down in Congress, Republican lawmakers are racing to load up the end-of year spending legislation with their own priorities, figuring this is their last chance to push their agenda while they control both chambers. Published December 9, 2018
The likely chairman of the House Judiciary Committee said Sunday that it would be an impeachable offense if President Trump is found to be complicit in a felony. Published December 9, 2018
Rep. Adam Schiff, who is in line to chair the House Intelligence Committee next year, says Congress is in touch with former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's people about bringing Mr. Cohen back to testify to Congress again. Published December 9, 2018
Sen. Marco Rubio on Sunday said it would be a huge mistake for President Trump to pardon Paul Manafort, Mr. Trump's former campaign chairman who has pleaded guilty to financial crimes and has been accused of violating a recent plea deal by lying to the FBI. Published December 9, 2018
Sen. Rand Paul on Sunday said that while he hasn't decided whether to support William Barr, President Trump's pick to be the next attorney general, he's troubled by Mr. Barr's positions on privacy issues. Published December 9, 2018
