Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through a plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, pausing demands for a debt limit increase

New study shows LNG exports risk raising greenhouse gas emissions, hampering efforts to curtail the climate crisis.

Just as the government funding deadline arrived early Saturday, Congress passed an interim plan to prevent a shutdown after a chaotic few days and nights in Washington. President Biden is expected to sign the funding bill on Saturday. The weeks turmoil on Capitol Hill, marking the close of the 118th Congress, offers a glimpse into...

The Democratic Party's image as a war party has been shaped by President Biden's support for Israel and Ukraine, as well as the revolving door between government officials and military contractors, and the lack of public support for such policies.

President-elect Donald Trump, who derailed a bipartisan spending deal in Congress, tried on Friday to escape responsibility for the consequences, saying it would be better to let the government shut […]

All of Biden's picks will serve lifetime appointments, meaning they will serve to protect his legacy when Trump takes office.

The federal government was set to run out of money Friday night.

President Biden and his administration were largely absent from the onerous negotiations on government funding that gripped Capitol Hill this week. Instead, President-elect Trump and his allies were the ones wrestling with lawmakers over a continuing resolution as a government shutdown appeared increasingly inevitable. The White House on Friday blew off a host of questioning...

You can picture Biden squinting up from his desk in the Oval Office asking Jeff Zients, his chief of staff, Jeff, what am I signing?

The Biden-Harris administration on Friday officially withdrew a proposed Title IX rule that would have forced all publicly-funded schools to largely allow males to participate in female sports if the athletes “identify” as female. The administration admitted that the decision to withdraw was because of public backlash, and the numerous lawsuits that were sparked from ...

Jonahs intellectual wish list.