Rep. Kevin McCarthy saw the first positive momentum gather behind his bid for House speaker on Friday, dramatically reducing his opposition four days into a chaotic fight that has stalled the chamber and sparked frustration among lawmakers on both sides of the aisle. Fifteen Republicans […]

The House passed a massive bill to fund the government on Friday, staving off a government shutdown just ahead of deadline, after ugly partisan bickering on the House floor that foreshadowed possible dynamics to come in the new Congress. House Republicans hurled full-throated rebukes at […]

Congress is barreling toward another deadline to fund the government as a possible shutdown looms this week with much left to accomplish on Capitol Hill. Lawmakers had been expected to leave Washington at the end of the week. But reaching and passing an agreement on […]