President-elect Donald Trump is setting the stage for his presidency after Congress narrowly avoided a federal government shutdown this week. Follow for live updates.

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President-elect Donald Trump is setting the stage for his presidency after Congress narrowly avoided a federal government shutdown this week. Follow for live updates.

Trump eventually waded into the fight. He ordered Republicans to cancel the bipartisan deal they had made with Democrats. And ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul suggested a few days ago that President-elect Donald Trump would need to show "remorse" to be eligible for ...

House Republicans will meet behind closed doors at 12:30 p.m. ET to discuss a new plan to avert a government shutdown -- as ...

The deal funds the government at current levels through March 14 and provides $100 billion in disaster aid and $10 billion in ...

A bipartisan deal was blown up at the last minute by billionaire Elon Musk and President-elect Donald Trump, which left House Republicans scrambling to put together a bill they could pass.