*(CNN) — The US House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday to pass a debt limit deal that will be in effect through January 1, 2025. It was a way for lawmakers to prevent a ...

The 217-215 vote moves a wide-ranging compromise bill to the Senate, where it is not expected to have the votes to pass. The House of Representatives voted 217-215 Wednesday to approve a broad debt ...

The U.S. Senate on Monday night approved a bipartisan deal to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, breaking a ...

Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is in Washington and will vote on the debt-ceiling deal. Spokesman C.J. Karamargin tells us via email: The vote taking place today is the single most important vote ...

WASHINGTON — Despite weeks of negotiations, the White House and House Republicans were unable to reach a comprehensive agreement to overhaul environmental regulations and streamline federal permitting ...

With time running short and the danger of a national default growing, Democrats are hoping an unlikely savior will come to the rescue: Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.). Democratic ...

Late last night, the President and Congressional leaders announced a debt-ceiling deal. The need for last night's so-called compromise was forced by Tea Party Republicans ready to risk the first ...

A deal aimed at ending the US government shutdown has passed the Senate, paving the way for the record-breaking impasse to be ...