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House Speaker Mike Johnson tried to work with Democrats to fund the government through March 2025. He ended up in a bigger mess than he started.

A House panel tasked investigating whether government agencies violated civil liberties published a report summarizing two years' worth of work and findings.

While many Democrats and budget experts see the debt ceiling as a problem, some fiscal conservatives think it has helped restrain deficits.

The funding drama at the final moment is reminiscent of Trump's first term in office when he often undermined Speaker Mike Johnson's predecessors.

Whatever the outcome, this stalemate reminds Democrats that it will be difficult for Republicans to legislate with a razor-thin House majority.

House Republican leaders must return to square one to finalize a spending agreement before the government is scheduled to shut down after midnight on Friday.

Trump expects Congress to raise, or eliminate, the federal debt ceiling before he assumes office on Jan. 20.

What use is a GOP that compromises on issues that would be unpopular for Democrats by letting Democratic bureaucrats continue to target Republicans?

Democrats were shocked by their November losses, but they want to keep running to the left despite being rejected by voters.

Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO) is the latest Republican to criticize House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) over his proposed spending bill, which has since been shelved.