A temporary government-wide funding bill would forestall a shutdown and give negotiators through Dec. 20 to try to hash out details of more than $1.4 trillion worth of unfinished spending legislation.

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

The measure would buy additional time for lawmakers to unclog yearly spending bills amid fights over President Donald Trump's border wall and abortion.

By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press

Congress returns on Tuesday with a critical need for a characteristic rarely evident through a contentious spring and summer - cooperation between Republicans and President Barack Obama.

By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press

Shields and Ponnuru Discuss Government Spending Showdown, Iranian Relations…