Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet at the U.S. Capitol can’t mask ...

Now, the two men are headed toward a fall rematch with much higher stakes: whether to keep the federal government open past a Sept. 30 funding deadline. Despite decades of history between them, their ...

The Senate left Washington until after Labor Day following a rare Saturday session that ended with a dramatic breakdown in bipartisan negotiations over government funding and confirmations for ...