The Senate has passed a six-month spending bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to ...

Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...

Nine Democrats and one Independent voted to advance a House GOP stopgap bill to fund the government through September 30.

Ten Democrats joined Republicans to surpass the 60-vote threshold, with the measure advancing by a 62-38 vote.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took heavy criticism from fellow Democrats for backing the GOP measure, which he called ...

One crisis looks to be avoided as a midnight deadline looms to keep the government funded amid economic uncertainty and a ...

Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...

Democrats were split on the vote, with some wanting to use it as leverage to fight Department of Government Efficiency cuts.

The Senate voted 62 to 38 Friday evening to advance a GOP spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown ...

The advance vote: The Senate voted 62-38 to end debate on the bill – a cloture vote – and advance it to a final vote. Nine ...

Senate Republicans and some Democrats voted to advance a stopgap funding bill which clears the path for a final vote to avert ...