Another bill that’s taken effect adds half a billion dollars to the amount the state can borrow for prison construction. Back ...

President Trump is operating as if traditional restraints have disappeared, adopting bold and risky moves both domestically ...

Republican leaders in the House are sprinting toward a Wednesday vote on President Donald Trump’s tax and spending cuts ...

The budget as it stands would add a $100 fee to the currently free asylum application for people seeking refuge in the United ...

WASHINGTON—Senate Republicans hauled President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts bill to passage Tuesday by the narrowest of margins, pushing past opposition from Democrats and their own ...

US stock futures wavered on Wednesday as Wall Street waited for fresh jobs data and watched for progress on trade deals with the return of President Trump's sweeping tariffs just a week away. Markets ...

Despite voting to advance the bill this past weekend, Sen. Susan Collins was one of just 3 republican senators to break party ...

A provision in the budget bill passed by the Senate paves the way for Space Shuttle Discovery to be brought to Houston.

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But the path is narrow enough that changes are still possible. The House approved its initial version of the bill on a 215-214 vote in May. After four days of marathon debate and voting, the Senate ...

In a tense vote, President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" has narrowly passed the Senate, thanks to Vice President JD Vance ...

R.I., discusses the Senate's passing of Trump's budget bill, which is now headed back to the House.