Trump's final Cabinet pick, Mike Waltz, confirmed by Senate in narrow vote

Former Green Beret Mike Waltz wins Senate confirmation as U.N. ambassador with bipartisan support despite his earlier ...

Members of Congress take steps to tighten their own security after Kirk’s killing

Members of Congress are taking steps to tighten their own security as the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk has ...

US government shutdown looms; Senate rejects stopgap funding bill

The threat of a U.S. government shutdown surged on Friday, as the U.S. Senate rejected a short-term funding bill to keep ...

House-passed GOP funding bill fails in Senate, leaving path to avoid shutdown unclear

A Republican measure to keep the government funded past Oct. 1 stalled in the Senate after clearing the House on Friday.

Partisan stopgap funding bills fall short in Senate

The Senate shot down dueling versions of a short-term funding patch Friday before leaving town for a weeklong recess.
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Senate passes Schatz-Wicker resolution designating Telehealth Awareness Week

The US Senate passed a bipartisan resolution authored by US Sens, Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) ...

Temporary spending bill passes House, likely to stall in Senate

The House on Friday narrowly passed a seven-week extension of federal spending ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline to avert a ...

Senate rejects competing bills to fund government, increasing risk of shutdown on Oct. 1

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government ...