House Democratic leaders are urging their rank-and-file to oppose fast-track approval of a package to extend the authorization for the Federal Aviation Administration and provide tax breaks for ...

Congress on Friday approved a two-month extension of the payroll tax cut, averting a tax hike with a no-drama vote following a week of partisan deadlock. The House and Senate, taking up the tax cut ...

The U.S. Senate voted late Friday to pass a spending package, avoiding a government shutdown by minutes. The U.S. House passed the package hours earlier. Credit: Shuran Huang for The Texas Tribune The ...