House passes funding bill with just hours until government shutdown
Congressional leaders have been scrambling for days to avert a partial government shutdown by the end of Friday.
Congressional leaders have been scrambling for days to avert a partial government shutdown by the end of Friday.
Two Republican senators are efforting quick passage of their bill to ensure military are paid in the event of a partial government shutdown.
House Republicans have tentatively reached another deal to avert a partial government shutdown, as the clock ticks closer to midnight.
President-elect Donald Trump filed an amicus brief late Thursday in support of a legal effort by Texas and Missouri to “immediately" stop the Biden administration’s sale of border wall materials, saying the action is “possibly criminal."
The White House announced that President Joe Biden will head to Italy early next month for a public meeting with Pope Francis in Vatican City. During the trip he will also hold meetings with Italy's Prime Minister and President.
Top Democrats urged Republicans to return to the original stopgap spending bill in order to avoid a partial government shutdown at midnight.
The Oversight Project is filing an amicus brief with a western Kentucky federal court seeking to warn against the approval of a consent decree it says will hamstring police.