Republican U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Mike Johnson aims to hold a vote on Tuesday on a bill to fund the government through September 30, a move needed to avert a partial shutdown of agencies late next week,

Elon Musk met with members of the Senate DOGE Caucus at the White House to hear what they are working on in Congress.

The leader of the two-member Democratic caucus in the 34-member West Virginia Senate alleged Tuesday that Republicans in the majority are succumbing to pressure from officials in Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s administration to not allow amendments to the governor’s bills.

Party leaders opted for a soberly delivered, centrist counter to the president’s speech, but the dominant image of Democratic pushback was a liberal congressman waving his cane in protest.

The North Carolina General Assembly, controlled by Republicans, is moving legislation on immigration and diversity, equity and inclusion.

The hours-long “vote-a-rama” rambled along in a dreaded but crucial part of the budget process, as senators considered one amendment after another, largely from Democrats trying to halt it.

Senate Republicans are signaling they’re ready to take a buzzsaw to the House’s plans for President Donald Trump’s first major legislative package in a high-stakes clash that is likely just the start of the obstacles Hill Republicans will face this spring.

Lakshya Jain is the chief executive and co-founder of Split Ticket, an election data analysis firm. Harrison Lavelle is president of Split Ticket and a political analyst at the College of New Jersey.

The spending cuts loom over negotiations to prevent a government shutdown at the end of next week, and the White House is stepping up its outreach to GOP lawmakers.

The Senate's budget framework is at odds with the House's approach, and both chambers ultimately have to be on the same page to get the legislation across the finish line.