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McConnell warned that Republicans could "pay a political price" if they don't pass legislation keeping the government open by midnight Friday, saying he's has reminded his colleagues "how harmful it is to shut the government down and how foolish it . ...

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday added the 27 countries that make up the European Union to the list of trade partners he's threatening with tariffs -- unless the group takes steps to import more U.S. goods.

Hours before the start of a federal government shutdown, President-elect Donald Trump doubled-down on his insistence that a debt ceiling increase be included in any deal.

Michigan Democrats are ending their final days in control of the state government bogged down with disunity and inaction.

Reps. Chip Roy, Andy Biggs, Bob Good and others, all who voted against the Trump-backed plan Thursday, met with Johnson as Republicans look for a way forward on a short-term spending deal that includes a suspension of the nation's debt limit.

House Republicans are pushing a new proposal tonight to avoid a government shutdown in an effort to meet President-elect Trump's last-minute spending demands. It's all unfolding after Trump rejected the original bill earlier this week with ...

Rep. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina is retiring after 20 years in Congress. He has the distinction of being the only person to serve as speaker pro tempore of the House, a job that was forced on him for three chaotic weeks after the ouster of ...

A Georgia appeals court has disqualified the top prosecutor overseeing an election interference case against President-elect Donald Trump and his allies, a decision that could upend the case. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was ...

Donald Trump is following through on threats of legal action against the media. After ABC agreed to pay $15 million to settle a defamation lawsuit brought by Trump, his legal team filed a suit against Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register for a poll ...

British politician Nigel Farage says talks are underway about Elon Musk making a hefty donation to Farage's party Reform U.K. The Times of London reported it could be as much as $100 million, which would be the largest political donation in U.K. ...