A heated debate took place in the Oval Office on Friday, with some Trump officials accusing the National Institutes of Health of funding grants that conflict with the president’s agenda.

While overall consumer spending remains strong, many families say they are hunting for deals, embracing DIY projects and saving less.

Despite recent price hikes, the mysterious company is still offering a significant discount at 29 stations across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Despite recent price hikes, the mysterious company is still offering a significant discount at 29 stations across Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

Research organizations warn a proposed rule for federal grants would upend the medical and technological advances that set U.S. science apart.

Lawmakers face a Friday deadline for a partial government shutdown, 80 days after they reopened federal agencies after the longest shutdown ever in November.

The Republican tax law's bonus depreciation provision is expected to cost $362.7 billion over the next ten years, with corporations claiming $16 billion in new tax breaks this year.

Republicans are racing to craft health-care plans ahead of a planned vote, as the deadline looms to act on soon-to-expire Affordable Care Act subsidies.

The Congressional Budget Office formulates economic projections for lawmakers, and every bill taken up in either chamber of Congress gets a CBO “score” of how much it would add to the national debt.

Agencies are sending messages indicating that workers who are on the job will be paid when the government reopens — with no mention of those on furlough, despite a 2019 law protecting their wages.

Independents hold Trump and Republicans responsible for the shutdown by a 2-to-1 margin, according to a poll conducted by The Washington Post, ABC News and Ipsos.

As the government shutdown stretches into a fourth week, lawmakers are no closer to ending it.

Our reporters covering the shutdown will answer your questions during a live chat on Thursday at 11 a.m. Eastern time.

Congress is supposed to control spending, but increasingly, the White House is dictating how America’s money is used.

The lapse in finances means crucial government functions will shutter until lawmakers approve more money.

The apparent red line from the Senate Democratic leader comes six months after Schumer stood down in the face of another government funding battle.

Russell Vought, the White House budget director and architect of Project 2025, would have vast authority to approve or block billions in federal spending, the records show.

The Trump era has seen a gold rush, with prices rising amid economic uncertainty and central banks seeking to diversify their reserve holdings.

President Donald Trump has said he wants a “baby boom,” but critics say his administration has yet to make significant family policy changes — and that Medicaid cuts will hurt.

Many Republican lawmakers said paying down the growing national debt was a higher priority.

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Driven by DOGE restructuring, the agency has cancelled more than $1 billion in grants in recent weeks.

Republicans are outlining their must-haves in the sprawling bill of President Donald Trump's priorities, and many of them are at odds with each other.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent made his first public appearance before lawmakers since the president's tariffs were announced.

These five lawmakers have stood out for their key roles on Capitol Hill during Trump's first 100 days in office this term.

Under the plan, requests for asylum would cost $1,000, work authorization would run $500 every six months, among other fees.

A new report shows the first decline in the U.S. economy in three years. Trump urged patience and said his tariffs will lead to boom 'like no other.'

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Expect tricky political battles ahead over the massive tax and spending bill.

President Donald Trump's administration called the projects "wasteful DEI" funding.

The trip by House Armed Services Committee members to see President Trump's migrant detention center could come as soon as Friday.

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Lawmakers are setting up a game of chicken as the government shutdown deadline of March 14 nears.

GOP lawmakers gathered in Florida to work out some of the kinks of enacting Donald Trump's agenda.

View every sponsored trip U.S. House members have taken since 2012 in the Howard Center's Congressional Travel Explorer.

USA TODAY Washington Bureau Chief Susan Page remembers former President Jimmy Carter. A team of U.S. investigators is being assembled to aid South Korea's probe into a commercial plane crash Sunday t...

The controversial nominee has been the center of conversation on Capitol Hill for more than a week.

Matt Gaetz for attorney general? Senate Republicans say it is an uphill battle for confirmation.