Stalemate in Congress foreshadows shutdown of Department of Homeland Security
Democrats are demanding that immigration agents show their faces and that warrants be required for arrests, two requirements that Republicans flatly reject
Senate Republicans break Democratic standoff, paving the way to end US government shutdown
The deal is only the first step to ending the longest partial closure ever and sets off a crisis within the Democrats, who have yet to secure a commitment on health subsidies
Election results give new hope to US Democrats: they regain votes among Latinos and in swing states
The opposition party is setting its sights on next year’s midterms after its victories on Tuesday in places like New York, New Jersey, Virginia and California
US government shutdown breaks records with no end in sight
The partial closure, now in its third week, has already become the second-longest in history. Public opinion is on the side of the Democrats, according to polls
US on brink of government shutdown after unsuccessful meeting between Trump and Democratic leaders
Disagreement over funding for public health services threatens to turn off the tap of public money for the first time since 2018
US Congress slashes all funding of public television and ‘Sesame Street’ as part of $9 billion in budget cuts
House of Representatives approves Trump’s cuts to foreign aid and media
Republicans bow to Trump and pass sweeping tax cuts for the rich
Congress reaches a deal in time for the US president to sign his ‘big, beautiful’ spending bill on Independence Day, despite fears it could skyrocket the deficit
‘Where the hell are the Democrats?‘: Civil war within the party hampers opposition to Trump
The group, which met last week at the Issues Conference and demonstrated its division in the Capitol, is struggling to find a common message and convey it to its frustrated voters
Government shutdown looms after House rejects alternative funding plan
Several hardline Republicans joined Democrats to vote against a hastily prepared bill backed by Donald Trump that would have suspended the debt ceiling for two years
Congressional leaders reach a tentative deal to avoid government shutdown. But Ukraine aid stalls
Under the new plan, Congress would temporarily fund one set of federal agencies through March 8 and another set through March 22
Biden to meet with congressional leaders at the White House to avoid government shutdown
The US president is also attempting to unblock aid to Ukraine and Israel approved by the Senate
House of Representatives prepares to vote on new speaker as Republican Party remains in crisis
Jim Jordan is working against the clock to secure the 217 votes he needs to be elected to the position. But there are growing calls for a candidate with bipartisan support
House of Representatives ousts Speaker Kevin McCarthy, sowing chaos on Capitol Hill
Matt Gaetz, from the hard-right wing of the Republican Party, forces their leader in Congress, nine months after his appointment, out of office in a historic move that plunges the United States into legislative paralysis
Trump lawyer calls indictment an ‘attack on free speech and political advocacy’
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his closest rival, did not defend Trump, but he said that he would “end weaponization of government” if elected president
House of Representatives approves Biden and McCarthy’s debt ceiling deal
The most radical Republican and Democratic Congress members voted against the agreement, but did not succeed in stopping it
Biden and McCarthy meeting ends without progress on the debt ceiling
“That’s no way to govern,” the Republican leader has said. The White House “does not have a plan B,” he added
Health data breach hitting Congress ‘could be extraordinary’
Hackers who broke into a Washington, DC health insurance marketplace stole sensitive personal data on members of Congress, their employees and family
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