Senators moved quickly to cobble together a standalone bill to shield Washington D.C. from a $1 billion budget cut ...

The Washington state Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that aims to protect kids from the potentially harmful impacts of ...

Washington, D.C., is in budget limbo ahead of budget cuts on Capitol Hill as the Senate prepares to vote on funding to keep ...

Democrats faced two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives the president vast discretion on spending ...

Washington is now fully set to avert a government shutdown after an up and down week that saw House Republicans offering a ...

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...

D.C.’s financial fate was tied into a House stopgap funding bill that didn't include a provision to prevent cuts to the district's budget.

The Senate has swiftly approved legislation that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact.

Democrats have been sharply divided over the Trump-backed spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at midnight.

Ten Democrats joined with most Republicans to set up a final vote on the six-month spending measure hours out from the shutdown deadline.