Congress must address the Senate filibuster rule in order to preserve the appropriations process, rather than bypassing it ...

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.

The House approved a bill Thursday that will fund almost every agency in the Department of Homeland Security for the next ...

Congressional negotiators are working quickly to move billions of dollars in federal funding, but debates are raging over a wide range of prickly issues. With less than three months until a government ...

The appropriations process has barely seen any progress as Congress barrels toward the Nov. 17 deadline to avoid a government shutdown. The House is in a state of paralysis as Republicans spar over ...

A handful of farm policy lobbyists say the debate to fund the Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration could offer them insight into how the politics of Capitol Hill might shape the ...

"Everyone from the traveling public to freight haulers will benefit from improved reliability and systems," said House Appropriations Committee Chair Tom Cole, R-Okla. With the GOP's budget ...

During the coming summer months, Congress will focus its attention on the appropriations process—an annual exercise that, ideally, ends with a determination of funding for the federal government for ...