The Latest Breaking News on Washington blinks as debt costs begin to bite

It’s unclear whether the Republican-controlled House would take up any legislation advanced by the Democratic-led Senate at this time

The Senate will vote today to start debate on a bipartisan stop-gap spending bill with funding for Ukraine and disaster relief. Even if the Senate is able to pass it, House action is unclear.

With five days to go before a government shutdown, Congress returns to work in crisis mode

White House is warning of the human cost of a potential government shutdown to draw attention to what they describe as the direct consequences of Republican rule

Far-right conservatives offer McCarthy his greatest test as Speaker with shutdown budget demands

The House GOP set up debate on four full-year spending bills, but a stopgap is needed to keep the government fully operating past Sept. 30.

U.S. lawmakers have less than ten days to come up with a spending bill to fund the U.S. government or risk a shutdown. An extended shutdown could roil the U.S. economy, which already must contend with an ongoing autoworkers strike, soaring gasoline prices, higher interest rates, and the restart of...

Conveniently, the Freedom Caucus wants to blame Democrats after Donald Trump ran up $8 trillion in debt

Hard-right Republicans have made clear that if McCarthy cuts a deal with the Democrats to fund the government, he may be ousted

House Republicans appeared to be moving closer to agreement Wednesday on an opening bid for stopgap funding legislation.

Since Congress won't cut spending, an independent commission may be the only way to rein in the debt.