Parents are mobilizing to persuade senators to reject the Republican funding bill, which would leave the budget for the city's public schools vulnerable.

The proposed cut has complicated a Republican plan to fund the government to avert a shutdown.

D.C. officials are pleading with the U.S. Senate to restore the city’s funding levels after the House passed a spending bill that would cut about $1 billion from the District’s budget.

Congress is poised to pass a Trump-endorsed funding bill this week that D.C. officials warn would lead to a $1 billion cut to the District’s local budget, a move that has been catching members of

D.C. leaders on Wednesday pressed Congress to eliminate a $1 billion midyear cut to the city’s budget included in a federal spending bill.