Shouting matches, walkouts and bitter fiscal fights have led to a series of legislative meltdowns, with big spending clashes ahead.

Mr. President, this is the gavel used to enact the ‘big, beautiful bill,’” House Speaker Mike Johnson said at a White House signing ceremony on the Fourth of July.

House Speaker Mike Johnson secures victory as Congress approves $9 billion in spending cuts targeting international aid and public broadcasting in first rescissions package in decades.

A cost-cutting package fast-tracked through Congress is poised to decimate a system that has supported public TV and radio stations for nearly six decades.

The House this week took up a trio of bills that would establish a federal framework for regulating the cryptocurrency industry. One of the measures cleared Congress and is on its way to enactment.

Russ Vought said to expect more massive spending cuts because Trump is "not cowing to a legislative branch’s understanding of its own authorities and powers."

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that the Trump administration's efforts to revoke already approved funds for foreign aid and public broadcasting will benefit taxpayers.

When House Speaker Mike Johnson gave President Trump the gavel used to enact the Republicans' tax breaks and spending bill, it was a memorable moment at the White House.

During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing on July 16, 2025, Congresswoman Yassamin Ansari (D-AZ) got into a hostile exchange with Michael Howell, director of the Oversight Project from the Heritage Foundation.