Senators are not thrilled with a top White House official's comments that the government funding process should become more partisan, and fear that doing so could erode Congress’ power of the purse.

(WASHINGTON) — The Senate on Wednesday took a step toward approving its first appropriation bill, agreeing to advance military construction and Veterans Affairs spending in a 90-8 vote. But lawmakers ...

Democrats strategize on how to use their leverage in the funding fight. The Senate on Wednesday took a step toward approving its first appropriation bill, agreeing to advance military construction and ...

The 119th Congress, as with most every Congress for the past three decades, is behind on its appropriations work. If they were to approve FY 2026 appropriations on time, in regular order, each chamber ...

With fewer than two dozen legislative days left before annual appropriations run out for the year, Democrats say they face a test of faith on whether to trust a bipartisan appropriations process for ...

The House and Senate appropriations committees each approved their own versions of the Fiscal Year 2026 Department of Defense Appropriations Act in July, which means that, as lawmakers return from ...