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

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

The Senate passed a House-approved government funding bill that averts a government shutdown that was set to be triggered at ...

A government shutdown was averted just hours before the Friday 11:59 p.m. deadline after enough Democrats, including Senate ...

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...

The Senate voted on a key procedural motion regarding the House-passed stopgap spending bill on Friday. If a measure is not ...

The Senate gave final approval to a stopgap spending bill to fund the government through Sept. 30. The GOP-backed measure ...

The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...

Updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate confirmation ...

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

The Senate is nearing a key test vote as lawmakers work to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

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