WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown ...

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

The Senate minority leader came under heavy fire for the second straight day from Democrats enraged at him for backing a ...

Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) surprised Washington on Thursday by announcing on the Senate floor that he ...

The GOP-controlled Senate will press forward with a procedural vote to advance a stopgap funding bill to avert a government ...

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's about-face on Republican's spending bill. After announcing that he be a no vote on the ...

House Democrats have insisted they "remain strongly opposed" to the Republican-led CR despite Senate Democratic leadership ...

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal ...

Schumer's reported support suggests that enough Senate Democrats will join Republicans to move the House-passed bill forward.