U.S. Senate passes continuing resolution with Klobuchar and Smith opposing
WASHINGTON - A partial government shutdown was avoided Friday after the U.S. Senate approved a bill to keep the government ...
Trump signs bill to fund the government for another 6 months
Trump on Saturday signed into law a high-stakes continuing resolution that keeps the government funded through late September ...
Senate Republicans' budget bill rules out federal earmarks for state projects
Rising to leadership of the U.S. Senate appropriations committee this year positioned Republican Sen. Susan Collins to bring home a lot of federal money for projects across Maine. But the stopgap ...
Senate unanimously approves fix to prevent $1B cuts for District of Columbia, sending bill to House
The Senate has swiftly approved legislation that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact.
DC leaders react to bipartisan Senate bill aims to protect D.C. from severe budget cuts
The Senate passed a Republican-led government funding bill on Friday, narrowly averting a midnight government shutdown. D.C.
Ten Senate Democrats ignore growing party anger to help advance Trump’s spending bill
Democrats have been sharply divided over the Trump-backed spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at midnight.