Johnson tried to placate Trump by bringing up a slimmed-down, 116-page version of the bill on Thursday. It included disaster relief, farm aid and the debt ceiling. Trump immediately backed it, calling ...

The Senate approved a slimmed-down, temporary government spending plan early Saturday morning, averting a shutdown of the ...

President-elect Donald Trump is setting the stage for his presidency after Congress narrowly avoided a federal government shutdown this week. Follow for live updates.

The drama over the budget bill highlighted the limits Donald Trump faces in bending his entire party to his will.

Despite abruptly deciding to spend his Christmas at the White House, President Joe Biden was absent from the government ...

The deal funds the government at current levels through March 14 and provides $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in ...

Biden has signed legislation that averts a government shutdown, bringing a final close to days of upheaval in Washington ...

A bipartisan deal was blown up at the last minute by billionaire Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump, which left House Republicans scrambling to put together a bill they could pass.

Democrats and Republicans traded barbs and tried to evade blame, after Trump and Musk killed a bipartisan deal and threatened government shutdown.

Passage was a major victory for advocates who argue the deductions unfairly hurt those who collected pensions but also worked ...

Twenty GOP senators voted against legislation approved by the Senate late Friday that would bolster Social Security benefits for over 2 million American citizens working in a range of ...