NPR national political correspondent Mara Liasson joins NPR's Ayesha Rascoe to discuss the spending battle and how it could affect the early months of the incoming Trump administration.

Johnson tried to placate Trump by bringing up a slimmed-down, 116-page version of the bill on Thursday. It included disaster relief, farm aid and the debt ceiling. Trump immediately backed it, calling ...

Between conflicting government briefings and a ceaseless rumor mill on social media, it's easier to identify what is still unknown about the drones.

Hours to go before a midnight deadline, the Senate is preparing to give final approval to a new plan from Speaker Mike ...

"Tonight the Senate delivers good news for America: there will be no government shutdown right before Christmas," Schumer ...

The shutdown was averted on Friday after the House voted to back a new CR without the debt-ceiling increase Trump demanded.

The Senate has rushed through final passage of a bipartisan plan to fund federal operations and prevent a government shutdown ...

Days of chaos and uncertainty on Capitol Hill appear to be winding down. A bill backed by President-elect Trump to keep the government open was rejected by the House Thursday night. But on Friday, an ...

Trump’s push to get Republicans to accede to his demands ran headlong into longstanding GOP resistance to raising the debt ceiling. Doing that is a huge ask of fiscal conservatives, and viewed through ...

After eight years, the founders of the workplace knowledge platform Tribute are shutting down. CEO Sarah Haggard shares her ...

The House has resoundingly rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan to fund federal operations and suspend the debt ...