The bipartisan bill failed, and it's unknown whether its successor will include a provision to increase lawmakers' pay.

By Catie Edmondson Reporting from Washington The stopgap spending bill congressional leaders agreed ... and Speaker Mike Johnson arriving at the negotiating table sapped of leverage because ...

Sources familiar with the ongoing negotiations declined to provide specifics, but confirmed the PBM issue was back on the table ... Committee's bills. "They are a down payment on critical spending ...

WASHINGTON — The House has passed an $895-billion measure that authorizes a 1% increase in defense spending this fiscal year and would give a double-digit pay ... on the table. The bill also ...

The bill is expected to pass the House Wednesday and then move to the Senate, where lawmakers had sought a bigger boost in defense spending than the $895.2 billion authorized in the compromise ...