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Soldiers, Marines from Kabul evac awarded Presidential Unit Citation
The military's top unit award was approved for some of the mission's participants.
By Davis Winkie
House GOP scraps funding plan as government shutdown looms
House Republicans are scrapping plans to wed a full-year defense spending bill to a short-term continuing resolution for the rest of government.
By Joe Gould
US Congress avoids government shutdown, at least for two more weeks
U.S. lawmakers on Thursday averted a government shutdown this week by passing a new funding extension to keep federal operations running for two more weeks, in the hopes of reaching a broader budget consensus before Christmas.
US lawmakers debate two-week CR to avert government shutdown
With government funding set to expire at the end of Friday, House and Senate leaders are backing a two-week continuing resolution, through Dec. 22, to avert a government shutdown and buy more time to reach a 2018 funding deal.
By Joe Gould