The extension would give the Senate plenty of time to begin confirming Trump's Cabinet nominees and the House time to plot out maneuvers on tax legislation.

Orientation is underway in Congress for new members as important matters loom, including funding the government to avoid a ...

Congress has a short but important to-do list as lawmakers return to Washington this coming week for what is known as a ...

The 118th Congress is likely to have at least one final political standoff before the balance of power shifts, and it's over ...

Government spending, leadership elections, and disaster funding are among the top priorities for lawmakers with less than two months left of the 118th Congress.

Control over the U.S. House of Representatives still hangs in the balance, teetering between a Republican or Democratic majority with less than 20 races left to be called ...

Republicans have consistently trashed President Joe Biden's economic agenda and his handling of our immigration crisis. Can they do better?

Congress is facing a potential government shutdown on Dec. 20 due to its reliance on continuing resolutions and bloated ...

WASHINGTON — Congress on Wednesday passed a temporary measure that keeps government agencies funded into December, avoiding a shutdown for now while punting final spending decisions until after ...

With the government shut down and veering drunkenly toward a fiscal disaster, Americans aren't impressed with their representatives in Congress. In a new NBC/Wall Street Journal poll, a full 60 ...

Whichever party wins control of the House and Senate will get to decide how to handle a slew of consequential policy matters.

DALLAS — Shelley Luther, the former North Texas salon owner who made national headlines after she reopened her salon in ...