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

Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a ...

The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he would vote to advance a Republican stopgap funding bill, signaling ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing ...

The party had been torn between pushing back against President Trump and triggering a shutdown with unknown consequences.

The Senate is working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare as Democrats confront two painful ...

The New York congresswoman said it was "unthinkable" for Senate Democrats to hand away leverage on Medicare, Medicaid and ...

A government shutdown could happen March 14. After the House passed a Republican bill to fund the government, Senate ...

A federal judge ordered the federal government to rehire thousands of employees dismissed from six agencies, saying the Trump ...

The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the ...

Several Senate Democrats have said they will not vote in favor of the current spending bill, raising the chances of a ...