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
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
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
Disagreement over funding for public health services threatens to turn off the tap of public money for the first time since 2018
House of Representatives approves Trump’s cuts to foreign aid and media
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
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
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
Under the new plan, Congress would temporarily fund one set of federal agencies through March 8 and another set through March 22
The US president is also attempting to unblock aid to Ukraine and Israel approved by the Senate
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
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
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, his closest rival, did not defend Trump, but he said that he would “end weaponization of government” if elected president
The most radical Republican and Democratic Congress members voted against the agreement, but did not succeed in stopping it
“That’s no way to govern,” the Republican leader has said. The White House “does not have a plan B,” he added
Hackers who broke into a Washington, DC health insurance marketplace stole sensitive personal data on members of Congress, their employees and family