The Democratic-led Senate passed an 11th-hour stopgap funding bill to avert a holiday shutdown of the federal government. The ...

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NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson joins NPR's Ayesha Rascoe to discuss the spending battle and how it could affect the early months of the incoming Trump administration.

The Senate cleared a stopgap funding extension early Saturday shortly after a midnight deadline, staving off a partial ...

The 1,500 page measure, known as a continuing resolution, would have done more than keep the government funded at current ...

The federal funding will cover a $200 million shortfall to repair and expand the South Bay International Wastewater Treatment ...

Biden signs funding bill leaving a ‘big mess’ for Trump - Preparations to close government agencies called off as president ...

The funding bill that Congress passed over the weekend could have gone further if not for Elon Musk’s influence over ...

After days of political theater and threats of financial doomsday, a shutdown has been averted. Erica Brown reports on the ...

Johnson tried to placate Trump by bringing up a slimmed-down, 116-page version of the bill on Thursday. It included disaster relief, farm aid and the debt ceiling. Trump immediately backed it, calling ...

President-elect Donald Trump is setting the stage for his presidency after Congress narrowly avoided a federal government shutdown this week. Follow for live updates.

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser has proposed to make the land into a sports complex with a market hall, pedestrian bridges, and a ...