Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said the current fight over a Republican spending bill was the “best time” for Democrats to take ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer had two choices as the clock ticked down to the government funding deadline: drop his ...

Senate Democrats prepare to defy Chuck Schumer and brace for a shutdown - Senate Democrats are betting voters will know who ...

The bill, passed by House earlier this week, will likely need eight Senate Democrats to vote in favor to clear the 60 vote ...

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

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

S enate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Thursday evening that he would help advance a House GOP spending bill that ...

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday evening backed off his shutdown threat and said he will vote to end a ...

As of Wednesday night, it looked like a path was emerging whereby Senate Democrats would abandon plans to filibuster the ...

Democrats have said they will not vote for a Republican spending patch that funds the government through September, arguing ...

Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate, said he would vote to end the filibuster, indicating sufficient support among ...