A de facto pro forma: Why Washington fixated these sessions as the DHS shutdown dragged on through recess

Why pro forma sessions dominated Washington this week as the House and Senate struggled to align on a DHS funding bill during ...

Opinion - A special session for Homeland Security funding?

President Trump had considered calling Congress into special session to resolve the funding stalemate at the Department of ...

Senate today sends DHS funding bill to a House vote. Is shutdown over?

In a quick Senate session today, Majority Leader John Thune sent the DHS funding bill back to the House. Will House vote ...

GOP leaders plan to keep Congress out of session even as pressure to end DHS shutdown grows

Lawmakers have departed Washington for spring recess locked in a stalemate over funding for the Department of Homeland ...

Trump floats dragging Congress back during spring recess to end shutdown — but one hurdle stands in the way

Trump says calling Congress back from Easter recess to end the record 45-day DHS shutdown is under consideration, but a GOP ...

Reporter's Notebook: Why Trump may not be able to force Congress back over the DHS shutdown

President Trump may lack constitutional authority to summon Congress back to Washington despite the nearly two-month DHS ...

Mike Lee demands Congress return early from holiday recess as DHS shutdown becomes longest in history

The House and Senate both adjourned for a two-week recess even as the impasse over DHS spending continues.

Trump threatens to disrupt Congress’s spring break with a rare special session to end record-breaking DHS shutdown

WASHINGTON — President Trump told The Post that he’s considering forcing Congress to return for a rare special session to ...

Senate takes first step toward ending DHS shutdown as Trump vows to pay workers

President Trump said he would sign an order to pay all DHS employees as a plan to reopen most of DHS and pursue additional ...

Senate Convenes, but G.O.P. Makes No Move to Pass House Bill to Reopen D.H.S.

With Congress in recess, much of the Homeland Security Department remains without money because of the impasse on Capitol ...

Congress faces increased pressure to end recess amid ongoing government shutdown

Amid an ongoing government shutdown, pressure is mounting on Congress to return from recess. TMZ's coverage of lawmakers on ...

Senate to stay on SAVE after recess

It was a beautiful, warm Sunday in Washington, D.C., and Sen. Lisa Murkowski was leaving the Capitol to go “pot some plants.” The Alaska Republican, along with her Senate colleagues, were in town that ...