Happy Monday, and a happy Festivus! We’ll forego the traditional airing of grievances — and, boy, do we have some grievances ...

It was a squeaker, but Congress got it done. The federal government is open and funded into next year, and there will not be a Christmas shutdown after President Joe Biden on Saturday signed the ...

In a move that could boost benefits for about 2.4 million retirees, the Senate passed the Social Security Fairness Act this weekend, sending it to President Biden for his signature. Approved by ...

President-elect Donald Trump and House Republican leaders had a Plan B to avoid a partial government shutdown this weekend. It just got shot down because of bipartisan opposition. GOP leaders and ...

With just hours to go before a midnight shutdown deadline, the House on Friday evening overwhelmingly passed a stopgap plan to keep federal agencies open until the middle of March, provide ...

The Biden administration indicated Friday that it is scrapping its proposed plan to provide student loan forgiveness for upwards of 25 million borrowers. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said ...

Although Republicans have produced a last-minute bill that would avoid a government shutdown, there’s still a fair chance that lawmakers will fail to agree on the path forward in the next 36 ...

Happy Friday! Congress looks poised to avert a government shutdown at midnight, but it sure hasn’t been easy. Here’s the latest. With just hours to go before a midnight shutdown deadline, the ...