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

After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to ...

Senate Democrats gave up their sole point of leverage Thursday, as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced that ...

Democrats are stuck between a rock and a hard place as they must choose between shutting down the government or folding to ...

A possible opening emerged for the District to avoid more than $1 billion in cuts to public services under a Republican ...

House Republicans passed legislation to keep the US government open past a Saturday shutdown deadline, daring moderate ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday Senate GOP "do not have the votes" to pass a pending funding bill, ...

Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, are poised to force a partial government shutdown by refusing to back a Republican ...

The U.S. Senate on Friday was poised to pass a stopgap spending bill and avert a partial government shutdown, after Democrats ...

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Senators from Georgia, Michigan, and Arizona are a 'no' on the Republican-backed continuing resolution despite Schumer saying he will be voting in favor of it.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he'll vote in favor of House Republicans' stopgap funding bill as Congress barrels ...