The Latest Breaking News from Mitch McConnell

President Joe Biden has signed legislation to fund the government for an additional week as lawmakers race to finish work on a full-year spending package before they head home for the holidays and a new Congress is sworn in

"The 14th Amendment makes clear that Donald Trump is disqualified from ever holding federal office again," Dem says

​WASHINGTON — The House passed a stopgap measure Wednesday to give Congress an extra week to complete an overdue omnibus spending package.

The Democratic-led House has passed a short-term spending bill to keep government agencies funded at current levels through Dec. 23

The House passed a stopgap measure Wednesday to give Congress an extra week to complete an overdue omnibus spending package.

WASHINGTON — Mitch McConnell said former President Donald Trump’s overwhelming influence in Republican Senate primaries led to hobbled candidates in 2022 who lost winnable general election races, leaving Democrats in control of the upper chamber for at least another two years.

Lawmakers leading the negotiations on a bill to fund the federal government for the current fiscal year say they’ve reached agreement on a “framework” that should allow them to complete work on the bill over the next week and avoid a government shutdown

Mr Trump formerly called Ms Chao “crazy” and accused Republicans of getting “rich off China”

Senate Minority Leader blamed former president’s endorsements in 2022 primaries for defeats in swing states