The package worth billions of dollars and endorsed by lawmakers is stalled at the State Department as the U.S. and China plan an April summit.

With the possibility of another government shutdown looming before the end of the month, Congress appears likely to take the easy way out: spend more money on everything. The House of Representatives ...

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Last week the Congress came to life with palpitations over an ethics issue that did not exhibit the usual gotcha cross-fire of partisan ethics war accusations. Instead, it showed genuine concern about ...

The U.S. Supreme Court ruling on global tariffs, and the views of the Founding Fathers, highlight the value of elected representatives engaging in lawmaking processes that involve “cool and deliberate ...

Congress is careening toward the second government shutdown in four months due to disagreements over federal funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The shutdown Washington is preparing for ...

WASHINGTON — Congress is struggling to make progress in negotiations to avoid a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security next week, leaving the two parties squabbling as the House and the ...

One of President Trump’s first acts as our 47th president was to shut down what is known as the “de minimis loophole” — a relic of an earlier trade era that had metastasized into a full-blown scam ...