Ten Senate Democrats provided the necessary votes to allow the House-approved government funding bill to advance on Friday afternoon, setting the government funding bill on a glide path to final ...

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 ...

The U.S. Senate on Friday night averted a looming midnight shutdown of federal government by passing a funding bill after approving a key procedural vote with the support of enough Democrats.

Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...

The 62-38 vote came after days of turmoil among Senate Democrats who were split on either working with President Donald Trump ...

Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a House-passed spending bill that exposed deep rifts within the Democratic Party.

“Every hour that passes only puts them on an island where it’s obvious they have no plan — and the headlines are, ‘Will Democrats shut down the government?’” said one senior Senate ...

Divisions within the Democratic party were on display on Thursday after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated that ...

The Senate will take a key procedural vote on Friday afternoon to potentially tee up final passage of a crucial stopgap government spending bill to avoid a shutdown as time runs out. After tense ...

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