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An outage has halted automated access to congressional data, raising questions about whether the breakdown stems from a glitch or something more serious. The change came to light on Friday.
How it works Under the U.S. Constitution, Congress holds what’s commonly called the “power of the purse.” Congress, in other words, holds the authority to control government expenditures.
Congressional leaders are already starting to trade blame for a government shutdown, two months before the funding deadline.
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore says he is considering a redraw of the state’s congressional districts to ensure fair representation, ...
Washington — Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington. Lawmakers have until the end of the ...
The House approved Johnson's new bill overwhelmingly, 366-34. The Senate worked into the night to pass it, 85-11, just past the deadline. At midnight, the White House said it had ceased shutdown ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis told an interviewer that the Florida Legislature will take up the task of revising the congressional map in ...
The government is funded through Nov. 17, but the Democratic-led Senate and Republican-controlled House have yet to come to an agreement on how to keep agencies operating past that date.
California voters will decide in November whether to approve a redrawn congressional map designed to help Democrats win five ...