If the procedural motion is approved, the Senate could pass the bill in the coming weeks, and if the House were also to pass the same version and Trump to sign it into law, the lapse in military pay during the government shutdown would cease to be an issue in negotiations to restart the government.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and House Democratic leadership will speak at 10 a.m. Tuesday morning, with 14 hours to go before the U.S. government shuts down. CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS LEAVE WHITE HOUSE WITH NO DEAL TO AVERT SHUTDOWN: ‘STILL LARGE DIFFERENCES’ Jeffries and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) met with President Donald Trump

The Senate on Wednesday is set to take up another series of votes on legislation to fund the government, after a shutdown went into effect overnight. The upper chamber of Congress on Tuesday, as expected,

WASHINGTON (AP) — As a possible federal shutdown looms, the Democratic leaders of Congress are demanding a meeting with President Donald Trump to negotiate an end to what they call “your decision” to shutter government offices if no action is taken ...

Attorney General Pam Bondi is facing the Senate Judiciary Committee for its annual hearing on oversight of the Justice Department.

The release of first candidate list by Congress singals that the impasse over seat-sharing within the Mahagathbandhan may finally have been broken.

Congress should update the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act to expand choice nationwide for students with disabilities, as school choice programs have been successful in providing more options for special needs families.

The Supreme Court is set to weigh a Republican-led challenge to the landmark federal law enacted 60 years ago to prevent racial discrimination in voting.