Once the continuing resolution finally gets through the Senate and the House, it will head directly to the White House where ...

The longest-ever government shutdown has ended with a negotiated whimper rather than a glorious Resistance victory, and many ...

The next step is for the House to vote on the bill. Members have been on recess since September, and are now on their way ...

The chronological order of DC movies begins with Wonder Woman; it's mostly easy and pales in comparison to the monstrous ...

The D.C. City Council decoupled from the new 2025 Trump tax law, thereby removing local income tax savings tied to the new "no tax on tips" deduction and the $6,000 "senior bonus" deduction. This ...

U.S. senators have voted in favor of legislation, marking a first step toward reopening the government. But some Dems have reservations.

Speaker Mike Johnson says that House lawmakers should start returning to Washington “right now” after a small group of Senate ...

Even after lawmakers agreed to end the shutdown on Sunday night, the chamber didn't adjourn until after 11 p.m. The lone ...

Members of the House of Representatives headed back to Washington on Tuesday, after a 53-day break, braving the congestion at ...

Republicans have a narrow 219 majority in the chamber, affording them just two “no” votes in a party-line vote on legislation ...

Senate Democrats accomplished nothing by shutting down the federal government, except for needlessly hurting millions of people.

The Washington Post’s essential guide to power and influence in D.C. Democrats are torn between those who want to fight and ...