Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, a political legend whose quick wit bridged partisan gaps in the years before today’s political ...

U.S. stocks opened higher on Friday, with major indexes rebounding at the close of a rocky week. Investors cheered as Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he wouldn't oppose the ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has managed to do the impossible: unite almost the entire left (against him).

The Senate has until midnight Friday to pass a bill to keep the government open. Meantime, President Donald Trump will deliver what the White House calls a law-and-order speech on Friday at the ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and House Democratic leadership are not changing their stance on the GOP-led ...

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

The Senate was preparing Friday to give final approval to a bill that could result in harsher prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers as ...

Tariffs tax approval; Dems jockey for 2028 position; Elon-gated; Biden hemmed in Harris; a wild commute As Senate Democrats agonize over whether to help Republicans avoid a government shutdown Friday, ...

Democrats are hoping to fill the vacuum left by Republicans‘ decision to avoid town halls, planning events across the country ...