Our top 3 New Years' Resolutions for Congress. Gridlock is so 2014.

Twelve of the more bizarre or outrageous early Christmas gifts to special groups that lawmakers delivered through policy riders in the 2015 federal budget bill known as the Cromnibus.

Among the losers in the 2015 federal budget are renewable energy and the environment, while fossil and nuclear energy were winners.

Spending caps, immigration, the F-35, military pay raises, Dodd-Frank, campaign contributions and more: here's what's in the budget bill.

With only four days left to pass a budget before a government shutdown, the pressure is on.

Wielding the power of the purse has become a convenient way to get at policy positions that some lawmakers don’t agree with.

The Obama administration is backing down from plans to remove combat troops from Afghanistan.

What does America expect to accomplish in fighting ISIS? And what will it cost?

Of the respondents to our informal election day poll, 96% of you said you would or had already voted this year. 

Will You Vote On Tuesday, November 4?