After days of Democratic agonizing, the Senate voted to keep federal funds flowing through Sept. 30 just hours before a ...

Republicans will, of course, try to blame Democrats if we have a government shutdown. But a shutdown could not happen if Trump really had a mandate.

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

Privately, many Senate Democrats conceded that their leader was doing his job by protecting his members from a tough vote and ...

The surrender by Senate Democrats on the spending bill needed to avoid a government shutdown turned a defeat into a debacle.

In helping averti a shutdown, Chuck Schumer has ignited a rebellion within his own party, writes Philip Elliott in The D.C.

With thousands of federal workers either fired, placed on administrative leave, or at immediate risk of losing their jobs, ...

The vote was 54-46. Both Kansas U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall voted for the bill. Only one Republican, Senator ...

Democrats have been sharply divided over the Trump-backed spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at midnight.

Ten Democrats joined with most Republicans to set up a final vote on the six-month spending measure hours out from the shutdown deadline.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending ...