Democrats are divided on whether to support the six-month funding measure, with some concerned that a shutdown would have ...

Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are laying the groundwork for a government shutdown standoff as the clock ticks down.

Republicans approved a stopgap funding bill to avoid a government shutdown and extend spending levels until September 30.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said that Senate Democrats cannot support the Republican spending bill passed by the ...

Chuck Schumer is hoping Democrats can get an amendment vote that would ease the way for his members to agree to a GOP-led ...

The vice chiefs of each military branch said Wednesday that if they don't get additional funding, they at least need the ...

Councilmember-At-Large Robert White has been rallying U.S. senators to save more than a billion dollars in cuts to D.C.'s budget.

Senate Democrats say privately that they will not allow the government to shut down on Saturday, despite growing pressure from activists and liberal lawmakers who want them to kill a GOP-crafted ...

After Speaker of the House Mike Johnson succeeded in pushing a stopgap spending measure through his chamber Tuesday, Senate ...

Some local nonprofits and community wellness organizations are worried for the future as threats of federal funding cuts loom.

A familiar scene has played out over and over in the U.S. House: Republicans, unable to approve federal funding ...

Lifelong Edgewater resident Steven Ramsey, along with about 40 other laid off and furloughed USAID employees, gathered in the shadow of the 51-foot, jet-black steel and aluminum structure in the ...