The House passed a stopgap spending bill to avoid an Oct. 1 US government shutdown, setting up a showdown in the Senate later Friday, when Democrats are expected to block the legislation over demands to bolster health-care spending.
Senate Republicans’ next batch of nominees will be more than double the size of its first with 108 of President Donald Trump’s picks in line for quick and mass confirmation.
The House may vote on a standalone lawmaker security measure in October as safety concerns reach a fever pitch at the Capitol, Speaker
In this video, we look at how the current budgeting process is supposed to work and the way it actually plays out most of the time, and try to answer why it's so hard for the federal government to fulfill one of its most basic functions: funding itself on time.
Party unity largely prevailed as the House backed stopgap spending planing to fund the government beyond this month, although vulnerable swing-state Democrats showed some concern about being blamed for a potential federal shutdown.
A group of 21 states and the District of Columbia won a court order temporarily blocking the US Department of Agriculture from requiring states to turn over the sensitive data of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients.
Three members of the Federal Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico say the Trump administration’s attempt to fire them violates a federal statute and the US Constitution.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) is reserving her judgment on President Donald Trump’s appeals court pick to serve in her state.
The House formally voted to honor conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s life and condemn his assassination.
Senate Republicans’ next batch of nominees will be more than double the size of its first with 108 of President Donald Trump’s picks in line for quick and mass confirmation.
The House passed a stopgap spending bill to avoid an Oct. 1 US government shutdown, setting up a showdown in the Senate later Friday, when Democrats are expected to block the legislation over demands to bolster health-care spending.
US District Judge Jia Cobb has been thrust into the spotlight for overseeing President Donald Trump’s unprecedented effort to oust Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook—a major test of the president’s power over independent agencies.
The House may vote on a standalone lawmaker security measure in October as safety concerns reach a fever pitch at the Capitol, Speaker
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The shutdown blame game is underway on Capitol Hill, and a senior Republican lawmaker is worried his side is destined to be blamed for it.
The shutdown blame game is underway on Capitol Hill, and a senior Republican lawmaker is worried his side is destined to be blamed for it.
Key lawmakers have started introducing legislation to set federal policies for artificial intelligence, taking the first steps toward filling a vacuum in Washington that has allowed states to enact their own laws.
Staggered awards to all qualifying vendors bidding on the “Golden Dome” initiative could begin quickly, based on the evaluation criteria laid out in the final request for proposals issued for the $151 billion Missile Defense Agency SHIELD project.
Pharmacy benefit managers have been thrust into the national spotlight in the debate over high drug prices. A new BGOV Sector Spotlight reviews the industry, legislators’ responses, and Trump administration action.
Bloomberg Government Insights provide readers with expert takes on the business of lobbying.
The Trump administration’s pause on Medicaid reimbursements to Planned Parenthood continues to loom over the organization after a federal appeals court declined to reconsider its order staying a lower court’s pause on the cuts.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) is asking a federal appeals court to impose a law that restricts firms giving ESG-related voting guidance to companies’ shareholders.
The renewed attention comes two months after the last legislative effort collapsed in Congress.
Lyft Inc. paid New Jersey $19.4 million following an audit by the state’s labor department that found the company deprived drivers of employment benefits by misclassifying more than 100,000 of them as independent contractors.
A nonprofit that provides funding to affiliated churches doesn’t qualify for Kentucky’s tax exemption for property owned and occupied by religious institutions, the state high court ruled Thursday.
The director of the Ohio Department of Medicaid plans to leave her post next month as the agency faces scrutiny over its multibillion dollar contracts with the nation’s largest processor of Medicaid claims.
