House clears key hurdle to reopening the government later Tuesday

House Republicans voted Tuesday to advance a government funding package to end the brief shutdown that began Saturday, ...

4 issues to watch as Homeland Security funding fight escalates

Congress is staring at a steep climb to finalizing a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), as progressives ...

Is the government shut down? Senate reaches temporary DHS funding deal

The Senate agreed to temporarily fund DHS in an effort to avoid a partial government shutdown. What Kentuckians should know ...

Senate Democrats plot strategy as DHS standoff deepens heading into shutdown week

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats held a conference call Sunday to discuss their strategy after they made it clear they will block a Department of Homeland Security funding bill if it does not include cha ...

House votes to end partial shutdown, temporarily fund Homeland Security

The House voted Tuesday to end a nearly four-day partial government shutdown, approving spending through September for previously shuttered departments and providing 10 more days of funding for the ...