Watch Live: House takes up funding package to avert partial shutdown

Washington — The House is voting Wednesday on a major funding package ahead an end-of-week deadline to avert a partial shutdown, with lawmakers looking to bring an end to a spending saga that has stretched on for months.  Congressional leaders unveiled a six-bill spending package on Sunday, finalizing a bipartisan plan to fund the government

In State of the Union, Biden to call for action to lower health care costs

President Biden plans to urge Congress to focus on cost-saving ideas for prescription drugs in his State of the Union address Thursday night, including capping out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for all Americans and allowing the federal government to negotiate the prices of widely used medications. These two proposals expand on actions taken in the 2022