Senators moved quickly to cobble together a standalone bill to shield Washington D.C. from a $1 billion budget cut

A key deadline to pass bills has come and gone for Washington lawmakers. Here's what they say are their successes — and failures — so far this session.

The Senate on Friday passed a bipartisan fix to prevent an immediate $1.1 billion cut to the Washington, D.C.’s budget, sending the measure to the House to prevent an imminent slashing of programs. Washington’s financial fate was thrust into the center of the political debate after Republicans in the House did not include a standard