Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...

The Democratic Party was fracturing Friday as a torrent of frustration and anger was unleashed at Senate Democrats, led by ...

WASHINGTON – It's a bad week to be a Senate Democrat.

Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...

The Senate passed a House-approved government funding bill that averts a government shutdown that was set to be triggered at ...

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...

The Senate is nearing a key test vote as lawmakers work to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

The Senate on Friday passed a bill to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year and avoid a shutdown.

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

The Senate is expected to begin voting Friday afternoon on a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives to speak with reporters as Republicans work to pass an interim spending ...

Updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate confirmation ...