Congress has surrendered its power to declare war and control federal spending to the executive branch, giving President ...

House lawmakers plan a pivotal vote on the proposal this week. Kemp has threatened to call a special session if it doesn't pass.

His answer was no—that Senate Democrats should have taken a stand against Donald Trump’s lawlessness and withheld the votes Republicans needed to keep the government from shutting down. Even one ...

Right now the Democratic Party appears to have no credible leadership. Open warfare has broken out, with progressives furious at Sen. Schumer helping to keep the government open.

Republicans eager to offset the cost of cutting taxes may see lower Medicare spending on outpatient care as a source of budgetary savings.

NPR's Leila Fadel talks with Democratic strategists Paul Begala and Waleed Shahid about party divides following disputes over a Republican-backed stopgap spending bill.

On this week’s episode of “ The Daily Show ,” Jon Stewart slammed Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for voting to pass a ...

Congressman Henry Cuellar says he was willing to work in a bipartisan way to avoid the government shutdown, stating, “I voted ...

The Constitution offers the president the unique and irrefutable power to issue pardons. In one of his final acts in office, ...

Current and former federal employees called on Congress and the public to fight for public service jobs under Trump.

Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries may reside just blocks away from one another – but their recent spending clash shows two ...

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ...