WASHINGTON — House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30, pushing ahead with a go-it-alone strategy that seems certain to spark a major confrontation with Democrats over the contours of government spending.

U.S. Rep. Rosa DeLauro on Tuesday launched a new effort to pass legislation requiring that guns be locked up in homes with kids.

Republicans released a detailed spending bill ahead of a deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown on March 14.

Government funding expires on March 14, and members of the “four corners” — House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) and ranking member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Senate ...

The stopgap measure would keep the government funded through Sept. 30. But Democratic leaders are opposed, and it’s unclear if Johnson can pass it with only Republicans.

Congress faces a Friday deadline to avert a government shutdown, with President Donald Trump backing a House GOP plan to pass a continuing resolution that would keep departments and agencies funded through Sept.

As Congress approaches another critical deadline to pass a spending bill to fund the federal government, new developments have emerged over the weekend.

Connecticut lawmakers gathered in Washington Tuesday to create federal requirements for safe gun storage on a national level. U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn),

WASHINGTON — House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal agencies funded through Sept. 30, pushing ahead with a go-it-alone strategy that seems certain to spark a major confrontation with Democrats over the contours of government spending.

The 99-page bill would provide a slight boost to defense programs while trimming nondefense programs below 2024 budget year levels.