For months, lawmakers have been discussing how to increase transit funding as part of broader budget negotiations. But, six ...

The Senate Appropriations Committee voted to increase the NIH budget by $400 million, essentially snubbing the Trump ...

The sprawling Republican budget bill approved by the Senate Tuesday removes a proposed tax on solar and wind energy projects but quickly phases out tax credits for wind, solar and other renewable ...

The Senate on Friday night adopted a 2026 spending bill for the Department of Veterans Affairs that invests in recruiting ...

Following a Sunday night session and heated floor debate, the House passed a hail mary transit funding bill 108-95 Monday ...

Because of the filibuster, the Senate typically needs 60 votes to pass any bill. With only a 53-seat majority and no Democratic support for their priorities, Republicans need a way around it.

"If the Senate’s 'Jekyll and Hyde' budget is put on the House floor, I will vote no," Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, wrote on X. "In the classic ways of Washington, the Senate’s budget presents a ...

The Pennsylvania state Senate is poised to return to Harrisburg on Tuesday to advance a short-term budget — against the will of Democratic officials — as closed-door negotiations drone on into a ...

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On Monday, the Pa. House approved a new bill that would help SEPTA bridge its budget shortfall and increase oversight on the mass transit provider.

After going back and forth over the provision, Sen. Marsha Blackburn offered an amendment to strip the provision alongside Sen. Maria Cantwell.

The rescissions bill to claw back funding approved for foreign aid, NPR and PBS is a top Trump priority, but some Senate Republicans have raised concerns about the cuts.