Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities and will give Trump and his allies more leeway to dismantle the federal ...

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

Democratic leader Chuck Schumer voted alongside Republicans to advance a House GOP spending bill that would keep the ...

For the second time in less than four months, a government shutdown is looming with a matter of hours until a Friday night deadline.

The bill puts significant pressure on Democrats in the Senate, whose votes will be needed in order to avoid a shutdown. The ...

The Senate passed a bill Friday that will fund the government through September and avert a shutdown. Some Democratic ...

WASHINGTON – It's a bad week to be a Senate Democrat.

WASHINGTON – It's a bad week to be a Senate Democrat. With less than 48 hours until a government shutdown, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and his party's members are being forced to choose ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate approached a key test vote Friday afternoon as lawmakers worked to avoid a partial government ...

The Senate is has just hours left to avoid a partial government shutdown.

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

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