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Congress voted to avert a shutdown early Saturday morning after House GOP leaders dropped a demand from Donald Trump over the ...

Congressional leaders dropped the text late Tuesday for legislation to stave off a government shutdown Friday night and keep ...

Congressional leaders have unveiled legislation that will keep the federal government funded through March 14 and provide ...

Congress on Tuesday rolled out its last major funding deal of the year and is expected to move quickly to try to pass it ...

Follow live updates and the latest news as government funding is set to expire on Saturday if Congress fails to pass a ...

Nearly 3 million Americans will receive full Social Security benefits under legislation passed in the waning hours of the current Congress and now headed to President Biden, who is expected to ...

Elon Musk's tanking of a government funding bill also helped kill a modest increase in congressional salaries.

Lawmakers could get as high as a $6,600 pay raise as part of a short-term government funding bill that's set to get a vote ...

Tucked among bill's more than 1,500 pages are tens of billions worth of added provisions, including a pay raise for lawmakers ...

The spending measure includes a commitment to fully fund the new bridge as well as approval for an Air National Guard ...

Passage of the measure is one of the final actions that lawmakers will consider this week, before adjourning for the holidays ...