It’s usually good to be a purist, but not in politics. Purism in politics is not feasible. The Republicans in the House proved that for the millionth time last week when they tried to pass the ...

After 21 House Republicans either rejected or ducked a vote that would have required proof of citizenship for voters to ...

The term “shutdown” is also something of a misnomer. Lapses in funding are a bad way to do business, and they can delay ...

House Republicans are overwhelmingly dismissing former President Trump’s calls for a government shutdown in the absence of a ...

Washington Post' Congressional correspondent Jacqueline Alemany reports on a possible government shutdown and Congressional ...

Lawmakers return to Capitol to pass legislation that will benefit constituents. Focus on appropriations bills and resolutions to combat misinformation.

Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson said she is unwilling to go along with shutting down the federal government unless Congress passes legislation requiring proof of citizenship to vote.

With the federal government set to run out of money at the end of the month, will you get an October Social Security check?

Kentucky Representative Thomas Massie said that the speaker has "poorly handled" pushing a short-term spending bill through the House.

Republicans in the U.S. House rejected their own party's funding bill shortly before a looming deadline to avert a government ...

We look at where and whether Vice President Kamala Harris’ debate performance helped her and how Donald Trump reacted to the ...

The Save Act, by itself, was a perfectly good idea. Backed energetically by Donald Trump, it was a federal law that would ...