With hundreds of construction projects threatened by Trump-era budget cuts, U.S. Sen. Ed Markey met Monday with the ...

D.C. lawmakers are speaking out against a proposed GOP spending bill they say would require the District to revert to its budget from last fiscal year, slashing nearly $1.1 billion in funds slated for ...

Democrats are looking to prevent President Donald Trump from “illegally withholding or diverting funding” appropriated in the ...

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The ban on public spending would include the “use of state funds to publish, broadcast, or disseminate public service ...

Republicans unveiled the new continuing resolution bill this weekend in hopes of avoiding a government shutdown Friday.

The Republicans who control the U.S. House of Representatives plan to vote on Tuesday on a six-month stopgap funding bill to ...

Both parties have tried to place blame on the other for the looming threat of a shutdown. Democrats are trying to get some input on spending levels in negotiations they were cut out of by coming out ...

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is warning of devastating budget cuts if Congress passes a Republican-backed spending bill that would force the city to slash $1.1 billion in local funding halfway through the ...

The threat of a government shutdown is looming over Washington yet again. Here's what to know ahead of potential votes.