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President-elect Donald Trump added a wrinkle to negotiations over a deal to fund the government when he called for an increase to the debt ceiling.

President-elect Donald Trump Trump said lawmakers should oppose any sweeping spending measure that includes "traps" and abolish the debt limit before he takes office next year.

The U.S. government could face a shutdown at 12:01 a.m. on Saturday, December 21. Here's what could be impacted.

My phone was ringing off the hook," Republican Rep. Andy Barr said. "The people who elected us are listening to Elon Musk.

After a Republican revolt led by Elon Musk and Donald Trump torpedoed a plan to fund the government, a new path forward remains unclear as Congress lurches toward Friday night's deadline.

President-elect Donald Trump was charged in a sprawling racketeering case related to the 2020 election.

Democrats elect a new party chair on Feb. 1, following the loss of the presidency and the Senate and the narrow failure to win the House in 2024.

The new goal is part of the Paris Agreement, under which member nations must update their emission cut targets every five years.

Elliston Berry's life was turned upside down after a photo she posted on Instagram was digitally altered online to be pornographic.

Senators advance bill that would expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans, including teachers, firefighters and others with public pensions.