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Sen. Eric Schmitt is asking Sen. Chuck Schumer to join the GOP in cutting off funding to a "censorship" agency at the center of a spending bill fight.

It took President-elect Donald Trump and his close confidant, Elon Musk, only about 24 hours to tank a stopgap funding bill presented by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) needed to keep the government open.

The ill-fated stopgap had several provisions that helped attract vocal criticism and ultimately tank its support among Republicans.

President-elect Donald Trump offered some support for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), whose speakership is in jeopardy following a revolt from the House GOP.

Newt Gingrich said House Republicans must be willing to close the government and have "the guts" to refuse to "do dumb things" in order to balance the budget.

Before Congress rushes to absorb this fiscal scam, it is worth considering how to create the opportunity for more sensible policies.

Here's how a continuing resolution that would keep the government running until mid-March 2025 fell apart and put a shutdown on the table days before Christmas.

Trump and the new Congress should repeal Dodd-Frank and embrace deregulation of the financial markets.

Paul, a libertarian who opposes the government's surveillance authorities, claimed the legislation amounted to a power grab.

House and Senate Republicans are endorsing a two-step approach to enact border security and tax legislation.