Twenty-two House Republican veterans appealed to seven Senate Democrat veterans to pass a continuing resolution and avoid military pay disruption during the shutdown.

Staff from both chambers must now negotiate final, compromise legislation ahead of a vote expected later this fall.

Heated exchange erupts between House Speaker Mike Johnson and Sen. Ruben Gallego over the government shutdown and Jeffrey Epstein file accusations.

Senate Democrats and Republicans on Friday failed to pass competing bills to fund the government, extending the shutdown into next week. The measures were expected to fail. Shortly after the

The Trump administration said Friday that it's moving forward with mass firings of federal workers, but labor unions are fighting back in court.

Mike Johnson is the speaker of a House that is no longer in session. The Republican leader sent lawmakers home three weeks ago after the House approved a bill to fund the federal government. They haven't been back in working session since.

The House and Senate will now negotiate a final version of the National Defense Authorization Act, likely directing millions to state military facilities.

The Senate Wednesday rejected 51 to 48 a bid by Sen. Adam Schiff to require President Donald Trump to get congressional approval before continuing the administration’s deadly military strikes against ships allegedly carrying illegal drugs. The vote was largely along party lines.