Republicans seek to protect green tax credits in budget bill
A group of Republican lawmakers urged the House committee drafting President Donald Trump's proposed tax cuts in the upcoming ...
Stopgap funding bill would cut DC budget by $1 billion
The bill House Republicans introduced Saturday to keep the government open would cut Washington, D.C.’s 2025 budget by $1 ...
Senate nears final approval of a bill that could increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers
The Senate is preparing to give final approval to a bill that could result in harsher prison sentences for fentanyl ...
Senate to take up Trump spending bill as clock ticks down to government shutdown
A vote to end debate on the House-passed stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown will take place on Friday ...
How Congress Could Force $1.1 Billion in Cuts on Washington, D.C.
District leaders say that a proposed cut to the city budget, part of a plan to avert a federal government shutdown, is unfair ...
Trump Heaps Praise on Schumer Over Spending Bill: 'Took Guts'
"Took 'guts' and courage!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform Friday morning, celebrating the probable aversion of a partial government shutdown in comments that will likely drive a deeper wedge ...
Schumer to support GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nears
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending ...
Federal bill would cut DC budget by $1 billion, force layoffs, officials say
D.C. could be forced to lay off first responders, police officers, teachers and others if a GOP-proposed spending bill is ...
Washington braces for a government shutdown — as DOGE cuts continue
Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding ...
House passes bill to fund federal agencies through September, though prospects unclear in Senate
Republicans will face a critical test of their unity when a spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and ...
Parents and students speak out on DC budget cuts with 'Recess at the Capitol' rally, protest
WASHINGTON — D.C. parents and students stood up for D.C.'s budget Thursday by hosting "Recess at the Capitol." Since DC ...
Alsobrooks attaches DC budget exception to Democrats’ short-term spending proposal
Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) is hoping Democrats can pass a short-term spending proposal with a special amendment meant to protect the budget of, D.C. The Maryland senator is hoping ...