Congress may lock in federal spending that fails to keep up with economic and population growth for the second year in a row, potentially leading to historically low levels. Disagreements over the ...

US Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) speaks during a town hall in Green Bay, Wisconsin earlier this year. Johnson has introduced legislation that would prevent government shutdowns through an automatic ...

The pop-up that made the claim on the U.S. Department of Agriculture's website appeared on Oct. 25, 2025. At that time, 12 votes to pass a Republican-sponsored continuing resolution on government ...

Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., questions Education Secretary Linda McMahon during a Senate Appropriations hearing, Tuesday, June 3, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree ...

Senator Shelley Moore Capito indicates increasing concern about a federal government shutdown at the end of the month. Shelley Moore Capito “So a shutdown is a misery march,” Capito, R-W.Va., said on ...

As the deadline to fund the government and avoid a partial government shutdown approaches, President Donald Trump has pressured Republican lawmakers to pass a continuing resolution. "Congressional ...