Democrats faced two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives the president vast discretion on spending decisions, or voting no and letting funding lapse. All told, 10 Democrats ...

The Senate passed a Republican-led government funding bill on Friday, averting a midnight government shutdown. The bill, ...

Democrats, including House leaders and senators, repeatedly declined to answer whether they maintained confidence in Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader.

A government shutdown was set to happen at the end of the day Friday. As the clock ticked, Senate Democrats were in an ...

The Senate on Friday narrowly averted a government shutdown at midnight, passing a GOP-written stopgap spending measure after ...

A six-month spending bill advanced in the Senate after Democrats split on the bill. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Shumer, D-NY ...

Senate Democrats, fearful of what Trump might do during a shutdown, voted in sufficient numbers to pass the GOP continuing resolution.

The Senate voted to advance a spending bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown.

The United States Senate passed a bill on Friday (local time) to fund the government through September 30, narrowly avoiding ...

In failing to demonstrate what they stand for, Democrats fumbled the chance to show why they deserve a return to power, ...