Lawmakers Have a Deal on 2024 Spending
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Sunday that they have reached an agreement setting the topline...
Speaker Johnson Plots His Border Play
Senate negotiators working on a bipartisan deal pairing border security measures with aid to Ukraine and Israel are hoping to have a framework...
The Government Shutdown Threat Is Growing
Congressional leaders are reportedly moving closer to agreement on topline spending levels for fiscal year 2024, which started back in October, but...
CBO Outlines Spending Cuts That Could Occur if Congress Can’t Make a Deal
With lawmakers still negotiating spending levels for the 2024 fiscal year, the government is operating under a continuing resolution that maintains...
Johnson, House GOP Visit Texas to Pressure Biden on Border
House Speaker Mike Johnson and more than 60 of his Republican members toured the southern border at Eagle Pass, Texas, today to ramp up pressure on...
New Year, Same Shutdown Drama
When the House and Senate return next week, they will have just days to try to avert a partial government shutdown. As a result of the tiered stopgap...
Senate Wraps Up 2023 Work, Leaving Border-Ukraine Deal for January
The Senate cast its final votes of the year Tuesday night, clearing an extension of Federal Aviation Administration funding until March via unanimous...
Senate Sets Up a Brutal January as It Punts on Border Deal
Senate leaders said Tuesday that negotiators have made progress toward a national security supplemental spending bill including aid for Ukraine and...
US Will Run Out of Ukraine Aid by December 30, White House Warns
The Biden administration said Monday that it plans to release one final package of military aid for Ukraine before the end of the year and warned that...
‘We Cannot Afford to Get This Wrong’: Border-Ukraine Talks Still Going
Negotiators working on a deal combining border policy changes with aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan have made progress, but not enough to suggest...