WASHINGTON — The longest partial government shutdown in history ended late Wednesday night when President Donald Trump signed into law a short-term spending patch that funds federal agencies through January.

Flanked by House GOP leaders around his desk in the Oval Office, Trump signed the bill as he repeated his call for abolishing the Senate...Read more

WASHINGTON — President Trump on Wednesday night signed into law a spending package that will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, a legislative victory for Republicans who did not budge on Democrats’ demands on healthcare.

“Today, we are sending a clear message that we will never give in to extortion,” Trump said during...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House late Wednesday cleared a short-term spending patch to reopen government through January, capping a bitter shutdown fight that led to the longest funding lapse in history.

On a 222-209 vote that fell mostly along party lines, the House sent the Senate-approved legislation to President Donald Trump’s desk. Trump ...Read more

The Republican-controlled House of Representatives narrowly approved a measure Wednesday night to end the longest-ever government shutdown after more than six weeks, without concessions to Democrats who demanded negotiations over skyrocketing health insurance premiums.

The stopgap spending bill, which funds the government through the end of ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The longest government shutdown in U.S. history was poised to come to an end Wednesday night as the House passed a spending package that President Trump was ready to sign into law as soon as it reached his desk.

The shutdown deal — approved by the House in a narrow 222-209 vote — now heads to Trump, who was scheduled to hold...Read more

WASHINGTON — Speaker Mike Johnson announced plans to pursue legislation next week that would repeal a Senate provision in a major spending package that incensed House Republicans and threatened to prolong the partial government shutdown.

The must-pass spending measure drew eleventh-hour objections from House members of both parties after the ...Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Rep. Ami Bera says he’s got a heck of a shot at winning California’s redrawn Sacramento-dominated 3rd Congressional District.

Prospects are good, but ...

Rep. Kevin Kiley, a Republican, represents the current 3rd District, which is a Republican stronghold. But the district boundaries have been radically altered, and...Read more

WASHINGTON — Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn into Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election for the Tucson-area House seat, ending a tumultuous and partisan tug-of-war to get her seated.

Grijalva won the seat in a Sept. 23 special election, but Speaker Mike Johnson had kept the House in recess, citing ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The longest government shutdown in U.S. history was poised to come to an end Wednesday as the House finalized a vote on a spending package that President Trump was ready to sign into law as soon as it reached his desk.

"President Trump looks forward to finally ending this devastating Democrat shutdown with his signature, and we ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Jack Schlossberg, a Democratic social media personality who is the grandson of President John F. Kennedy, is running for Congress.

Schlossberg, 32, entered the race for New York’s open 12th District, joining a crowded primary to succeed retiring Rep. Jerrold Nadler. The Democratic primary, which will be the deciding contest ...Read more

WASHINGTON — Democrat Adelita Grijalva was sworn into Congress on Wednesday, more than seven weeks after she won a special election for the Tucson-area House seat, ending a tumultuous and partisan tug-of-war to get her seated.

Grijalva won the seat in a Sept. 23 special election, but Speaker Mike Johnson had kept the House in recess, citing ...Read more

WASHINGTON — As widespread flight delays and cancellations continue due to FAA staffing issues, not even members of Congress are immune from the government shutdown’s effect on travel.

“I just didn’t want to take any chances,” said Massachusetts Democratic Rep. Jim McGovern, who normally flies to D.C. but opted for Amtrak to make it ...Read more

Jack Schlossberg, the 32-year-old grandson of former President John F. Kennedy, announced his bid for Congress, entering the race for a seat being vacated by veteran Manhattan lawmaker Jerry Nadler.

Schlossberg will seek the Democratic nomination for New York’s 12th District, which encompasses the Upper West Side, Upper East Side and Midtown ...Read more

CHICAGO — President Donald Trump this week ignored several consecutive years of decreases in Chicago’s violent crime and instead credited “Operation Midway Blitz” for the continuing downward trend.

In a Tuesday social media post, Trump, with no citation, said shootings, robberies and carjackings are all down at least 35% since the start...Read more

CHICAGO — President Donald Trump this week ignored several consecutive years of decreases in Chicago’s violent crime and instead credited “Operation Midway Blitz” for the continuing downward trend.

In a Tuesday social media post, Trump, with no citation, said shootings, robberies and carjackings are all down at least 35% since the start...Read more

WASHINGTON — The latest friction between Donald Trump and Georgia Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene has exposed cracks in the MAGA coalition over perceptions that the president has failed to live up to his economic campaign promises.

Even before the longest government shutdown in American history, the firebrand Republican congresswoman had begun ...Read more

ATLANTA — The Georgia State Election Board voted to approve a settlement agreement Wednesday in a lawsuit brought by a left-leaning watchdog group that alleged the board obstructed access to public records.

In a lawsuit filed last year in Fulton County, American Oversight claimed the board had “systematically obstructed public records ...Read more

WASHINGTON — The House is scheduled to be back in session Wednesday with a vote expected in the evening on a spending package that, if approved and signed by President Donald Trump, will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history.

The legislation, which the Senate passed Monday night, is expected to narrowly pass the House, where ...Read more

WASHINGTON — A Senate provision in a major spending package to end the partial government shutdown has rattled House Republicans and given new political ammunition to Democrats seeking to defeat the measure.

A provision in the fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch spending bill, which is part of the package, would allow senators to sue for at least ...Read more