Senate Democrats joined Republicans Friday on a key procedural vote to advance a bill that would ultimately avert a government shutdown at midnight, despite intensifying pressure from across the ...

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

The U.S. Senate on Friday night averted a looming midnight shutdown of federal government by passing a funding bill after ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party was fracturing Friday as a torrent of frustration and anger was unleashed at Senate ...

Ill., joined nine other Democratic senators in voting for the measure Friday, but he said there was "very little" he liked about it. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., voted against it, saying she refuses ...

In interview, the Senate minority leader said intraparty critics underestimated the dangers of a funding lapse.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is signaling he’s ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending bill to prevent a midnight Friday government shutdown ...

The government funding bill that’s headed to the White House limits Washington, D.C.’s ability to fully use its local tax ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) brushed off questions surrounding his leadership and defended his decision to vote to advance the six-month GOP-crafted continuing resolution (CR) ...

A government shutdown was set to happen at the end of the day Friday. As the clock ticked, Senate Democrats were in an unenviable position. They were forced to choose between a GOP bill that ...

Local Representatives Ben Cline, Morgan Griffith, and John McGuire, as well as U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner are ...

President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a ...