WASHINGTON - The Senate passed a Republican-led government funding bill on Friday ... compared with an overall topline of nearly $1.7 trillion in discretionary spending. The bill does not cover the ...

Comedian Stephen Colbert pressed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on his show Thursday over his support for a ...

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

Democratic leader Chuck Schumer voted alongside Republicans to advance a House GOP spending bill that would keep the ...

N.Y., and other Senate Democrats said they will oppose the six-month GOP government spending bill and want a one-month CR ...

GOP leaders still need a critical ruling on their tax plan. But they’re racing to show progress after weeks of delays.

If Republicans fail to get the votes on their own to lift the debt ceiling, with the deadline expected in August or September ...

Schumer said he would help advance a GOP spending bill because a shutdown "has consequences for America that are much, much worse." ...

The bill will need 60 votes to invoke cloture to advance to a full vote, meaning eight Democrats must join Republicans in approving the stopgap funding bill.

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

Enough Senate Democrats put their disdain for President Trump aside and voted Friday to end a filibuster of a Republican stopgap spending bill to stop a government shutdown at midnight.

Senate Democrats Wednesday vowed to block a Republican stopgap spending bill passed by the House, setting up a possible standoff that could lead do a partial government shutdown as soon as this ...