After the White House called for billions of dollars in funding reductions, senators and representatives are rescinding the ...

Congress returned to Washington this week with a full plate of issues to contend with in the short term as it defines its ...

Democratic divisions emerge over ICE appropriations following Minnesota shooting. Progressive lawmakers push for defunding ...

Just a couple months after the longest-ever government shutdown, another is looming at the end of the month if Congress doesn ...

For most of American history, government shutdowns didn’t exist — they are a relatively recent phenomenon born of broken budget procedures and a broken political environment. Shutdowns as we know them ...

My latest monthly piece for the Washington Examiner magazine looks at the recent rescission law. In short, it’s disruptive to enact partisan trims to the current year’s spending while the two parties ...

After its Christmas break concludes, Congress is set to return in January with a host of unfinished business that could shape ...

Congress may lock in federal spending that fails to keep up with economic and population growth for the second year in a row, potentially leading to historically low levels. Disagreements over the ...

The two-week holiday recess, a contentious health care debate and discharge petition showdowns are squeezing the House’s ...