Trump and Senate Republicans Fail to Solve US Debt Ceiling Problem
President Donald Trump and key Senate Republicans are still grasping for a solution to the US government closing in on ...
Senate Democrats Divided Whether To Help Republicans Avoid Shutdown: ‘There Are Not The Votes Right Now’
Six Democrats need to vote for the bill, assuming there are no additional Republican defections, in order for it to pass the ...
Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy
Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a ...
The GOP’s Spending Bill Is a Nightmare. Democrats Might Help Pass It Anyway
Chuck Schumer and Senate Dems are expected to help advance the GOP spending bill, which Republicans say would let Trump ...
Democratic retirements create fresh challenge for hopes of winning back the Senate
New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s decision to not seek reelection marks the latest bit of tough luck for Senate ...
Maryland Democrats unite against GOP budget offer as government shutdown looms
With just over 24 hours until the federal government was set to shut down, Maryland Democrats in Congress all said they were ...
Trump administration withdraws CDC director nomination just before Senate hearing
The White House has withdrawn the nomination of David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for Disease ...
Schumer to support GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nears
WASHINGTON (AP) — A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led government funding bill that already passed the House but failed to slap ...
Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP’s funding bill as shutdown draws near
N.Y., said that Democrats would reject a government funding bill that Republicans wrote and passed through the House, leaving ...
D.C. parents protest Congress' funding bill over a $1B cut to the city's budget
Parents are mobilizing to persuade senators to reject the Republican funding bill, which would leave the budget for the ...
Thune ‘open’ to giving Dems amendment vote to help keep government open
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Thursday that Republicans are open to giving Democrats an amendment vote on a ...
What is US government shutdown? All you need to know
The US government faces a potential shutdown if the Senate does not pass the continuing resolution for funding by Friday ...