Border wall, tunnel tussle hold up sweeping spending bill
Talks over a $1.3 trillion government spending bill dragged Tuesday as congressional negotiators found themselves tangled in side issues ahead of a Friday deadline.
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Democrats reject immigration deal extending Dreamer protections in exchange for wall funding as budget deadline nears
Congressional leaders and the White House are pressing to strike an accord on a $1.3 trillion catchall spending bill, though disputes remain over immigration, abortion and a massive rail project...
Trump’s $4.4 trillion budget moves deficit sharply higher
President Donald Trump unveiled a $4.4 trillion budget for next year that heralds an era of $1 trillion-plus federal deficits and — unlike the plan he released last year —...
Congress stumbles into government shutdown, budget deal stalled
The U.S. government stumbled into a shutdown at midnight as a rogue Senate Republican blocked a speedy vote on a massive, bipartisan, budget-busting spending deal, protesting the return of trillion-dollar...
Senate leaders’ budget deal faces opposition in both parties
Senate leaders brokered a long-sought budget agreement Wednesday that would shower the Pentagon and domestic programs with an extra $300 billion over the next two years. But both Democratic liberals...
Senate leaders announce two-year budget pact
The Senate's top leaders announced Wednesday they have sealed agreement on a two-year budget pact that would shower both the Pentagon and domestic programs with almost $300 billion above existing...
Shutdown less likely as Senate closes in on budget agreement
Buoyed by the sudden likelihood of a budget pact, lawmakers are on track to avoid a repeat of last month's government shutdown — though President Donald Trump unexpectedly raised the...
House Republicans working on averting another shutdown
House Republican leaders have come out with a plan to keep the government open for six more weeks while Washington grapples with a potential follow-up budget pact and, perhaps, immigration...
1 killed, Colorado鈥檚 Gardner, Tipton and Coffman uninjured when train carrying GOP lawmakers to retreat hits truck
One person was killed when a chartered train carrying dozens of GOP lawmakers to a Republican retreat in West Virginia struck a garbage truck south of Charlottesville, Virginia, on Wednesday....
Back to work: Government shutdown ends after Dems relent
Congress voted late Monday to reopen the government after a three-day shutdown, sending President Donald Trump a short-term spending bill that passed after Senate Republican leaders pledged to act on...