Government shutdown live updates: Senate approves short-term government funding bill

With a government shutdown deadline just hours away, Republican congressional leaders are scrambling to come up with a third spending proposal.An initial bipartisan deal was tanked earlier this week ... Read More

Live updates: Biden signs funding bill; Senate approves Social Security bill

President Biden has signed legislation passed by Congress on Friday to prevent a government shutdown. Biden also on Saturday offered condolences to Germany after a deadly attack on a Christmas ... Read More

Congress Approves Spending Package After Political Drama

President Biden signed the spending bill early on Saturday, ensuring that there would be no lapse in government funding. Read More

Transition Updates: Senate Approves Stopgap Funding Bill Just After Shutdown Deadline

President Biden is expected to sign it later Saturday. The new legislation will keep the government open but did not include the debt ceiling increase that President-elect Donald J. Trump had demanded ... Read More

The Latest: Schumer says Senate on course to pass bill before funding lapses at midnight

Veering toward a midnight Friday government shutdown, House Speaker Mike Johnson is proposing a new plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, but punts President-elect ... Read More

What to know about the spending fight ahead in Congress

WASHINGTON – A new presidential administration and a new crop of lawmakers ... spending bills are," he told Fox News Sunday in mid-November. Congress approves a national defense policy bill ... Read More

NC Senate overrides Cooper veto of Helene relief bill that also strips powers from top Democrats

RALEIGH, N.C. — The North Carolina Senate ... lawmakers to consider an initial spending request of $3.9 billion. The governor criticized SB382 as a "sham" and a "massive power grab." "This bill ... Read More