The new House speaker got a pass, but there's no resolution of the deeper issues at play, writes Casey Burgat.

Government shutdown is back on the menu. The House GOP has made some ominous omissions from this week’s agenda: the ...

Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson may have averted a government shutdown this week, but Congress has teed up another ...

Two Homeland Security programs are in danger of disappearing at the beginning of February if Congress fails to pass funding, ...

A short-term bill that will stave off a partial government shutdown for at least another two months cleared the House of Representatives Tuesday evening, bringing lawmakers one giant step closer ...

The House on Tuesday approved newly minted Speaker Mike Johnson’s proposed funding extension, setting the stage for a Senate vote this week that would again, temporarily, sidestep the nation's ...

“It's still too much for many of us but was agreed to around Memorial Day was this [Fiscal Responsibility Act] number of ...

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 26: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) has unveiled a proposal ... [+] to avert a government shutdown. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images) Politicians have ...

The "death gratuity" tradition dates back at least 140 years, and it's cost American taxpayers over $5 million since 2000.

The US Capitol is seen in Washington, DC A continuing resolution looks set to avoid a November ... [+] shutdown, but has created new fiscal deadlines for the U.S. government (Photo by STEFANI ...

Many federal agencies have plans in place to weather a shutdown, but a disruption would still affect critical government services. By Zach Montague Reporting from Washington The House of ...

Ghanaian independent power producer Sunon Asogli said it has delayed for a week a threatened shutdown at its 560 MW gas-fired power plant after reaching an interim payment agreement for $60 million of ...