With Republicans on cusp of unified control of Washington, Congress appears primed to extend federal funding well into President-elect Donald Trump’s term.

The 118th Congress is likely to have at least one final political standoff before the balance of power shifts, and it's over ...

Republican electoral wins in both the presidential race and the Senate are changing the game on government funding, as ...

He said Schumer and Johnson, ultimately, will have to work out a final agreement that can pass both chambers. "The one thing you cannot have is a government shutdown. It would be politically ...

And the outcome of the elections will determine how strong – or weak – a hand House Speaker Mike Johnson and other ... unlike a government shutdown.” Akabas continued, “I definitely ...

A pair of key funding priorities await Congress when it gets back in action next week for its lame-duck session, and ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson will move ahead with a temporary spending bill that would prevent a partial government shutdown when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1.

The shift in power resulting from Republican victories in the presidential election and the Senate is setting the stage for ...

The US House of Representatives has voted to approve a $467.5bn (£367bn) spending package, the first step in averting a partial government shutdown ... House Speaker Mike Johnson has had his ...

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Sunday said passing ... The continuing resolution Congress passed to avert a government shutdown last month allowed for the Federal Emergency Management Agency ...