Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) brushed off questions surrounding his leadership and defended his decision to vote to advance the six-month GOP-crafted continuing resolution (CR) ...

A government shutdown was set to happen at the end of the day Friday. As the clock ticked, Senate Democrats were in an unenviable position. They were forced to choose between a GOP bill that ...

The Senate has passed a six-month spending bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to ...

Senate Democrats joined Republicans Friday on a key procedural vote to advance a bill that would ultimately avert a government shutdown at midnight, despite intensifying pressure from across the ...

In interview, the Senate minority leader said intraparty critics underestimated the dangers of a funding lapse.

Washington is now fully set to avert a government shutdown after an up and down week that saw House Republicans offering a ...

Author: Scott Wong, Frank Thorp V, Julie Tsirkin, and Kate Santaliz (NBC News) WASHINGTON (NBC News) – The Senate passed a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party was fracturing Friday as a torrent of frustration and anger was unleashed at Senate ...

The government funding bill that’s headed to the White House limits Washington, D.C.’s ability to fully use its local tax ...