Congress back in session as a government shutdown looms 03:34. Washington — Speaker Mike Johnson said Wednesday that the House would not proceed with a planned vote on a stopgap measure to keep ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Wednesday announced he's pulling a planned vote for the afternoon on a short-term government funding bill. The measure includes the SAVE Act, which would require ...

Feb. 29 (UPI) --Lawmakers in both the House and Senate staved off a government shutdown on Thursday, passing another stopgap bill extending funding deadlines for government operations into March ...

Shutdown fears grow as House Republicans battle over funding bill 03:28. Washington — The House is expected to vote Tuesday on a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September ...

The GOP’s bill to claw back billions of dollars in federal funding is set to hit the Senate floor this week despite serious — and vocal — concerns among some Republicans over the cuts targeting ...

The vote is scheduled for Tuesday afternoon. If it clears the House, the funding bill would move to the Senate, where it would need 60 votes to break a Democratic filibuster.

House Appropriations Chairwoman Rosa DeLauro said in a statement introducing the stopgap bill that the “country needs a government funding agreement to create good-paying jobs, grow opportunity ...

The House passed the bill in a 217 to 213 vote, with one Republican opposing it and one Democrat supporting it. Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky was the sole Republican "no" vote, while Rep. Jared ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday night that Democrats had reached an agreement with Republicans on a stopgap bill to keep the government ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday teed up a vote for next week on a stopgap government funding bill as Congress faces down a Nov. 17 shutdown deadline. “Today I am taking ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 15 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate will vote Wednesday night on a stopgap measure to avert a partial government shutdown, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said. Sign up here.