Mitch McConnell

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) announced Tuesday that he will introduce a measure next week to keep the Federal Government running for 30 days at current funding levels. The move sets the stage for a showdown with House Speaker John Bo…

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican leaders in the House of Representatives want to make deep Spending Cuts of $4 billion as part of a stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown, a senior aide said on Wednesday. The two parties need to agree on a …

House Speaker John Boehner and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have been working behind the scenes to draft a two-week stopgap measure to Avert a government shutdown that would include less than $10 billion in immediate cuts. The House woul…

Austin, Texas — Authorities say suspended Texas forward Alexis Wangmene had been arrested on a drunken driving charge. Texas coach Rick Barnes announced Tuesday night that Wangmene was suspended indefinitely for an unspecified violation of…

Four Democratic senators are warning key leaders not to use the threat of a government shutdown to block the FCC from implementing Net Neutrality rules. In a letter they're circulating to colleagues, Sens. John Kerry (D-MA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), A…

Authorities say suspended Texas forward Alexis Wangmene had been arrested on a drunken driving charge. Texas coach Rick Barnes announced Tuesday night that Wangmene was suspended indefinitely for an unspecified violation of team rules. Wangmene di…

Washington (CNN) - With government funding set to run out in 10 days, and Congress on recess, Republican and Democratic congressional leaders sparred via Press Release Tuesday, blaming each other for steering the government toward a possible…

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) has seen the House Republican proposal to cut $61 billion in federal spending and issued a counteroffer: Nothing. In a statement released today, Reid called on House Speaker John Boehner (R., Ohio) to &…