The U.S. Senate on Friday was poised to pass a stopgap spending bill and avert a partial government shutdown, after Democrats ...

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

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) decision to advance a Republican spending bill set off a wave of anger on the ...

The Senate voted 62 to 38 Friday evening to advance a GOP spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown ...

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

Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats are ready to seize on the first big leverage point of President Donald Trump’s second ...

House Democrats will hold a "Day of Action" across the country on Tuesday to push back against the GOP-backed spending bill ...

Washington has until the late spring or summer to raise the borrowing limit past its $36 trillion cap, setting up a test with economy-reverberating consequences for Republicans.

Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are laying the groundwork for a government shutdown standoff as the clock ticks down.

The U.S. Senate cleared a stopgap spending bill Friday that will fund the government through the end of September.

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

One crisis looks to be avoided as a midnight deadline looms to keep the government funded amid economic uncertainty and a ...