A bipartisan caucus has introduced a new stopgap spending measure to keep the government open that includes border security provisions, Ukraine funding and disaster money.

This probably wasn't how President Joe Biden envisioned his big foreign policy week ending.

Pope Francis challenged French President Emmanuel Macron and other European leaders to open their ports to people fleeing hardship and poverty, insisting Saturday that the continent isn't facing a migration "emergency" but rather a long-term reality that governments must deal with humanely.

The federal government is heading toward a shutdown that will disrupt many services, squeeze workers and roil politics as Republicans in the House, fueled by hard-right demands for deep cuts, force a confrontation over federal spending.

Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.), a senior leader among House Democrats, criticized Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) for acting beholden to the interests of the most conservative wing in his party amid threats of a government shutdown. “I don’t see how we can [take McCarthy at his word] because he just demonstrated that he’s not keeping his...