The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare ...

Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led ...

Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a ...

Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he would vote to advance a Republican stopgap funding bill, signaling ...

The New York congresswoman said it was "unthinkable" for Senate Democrats to hand away leverage on Medicare, Medicaid and ...

WASHINGTON—The leader of Senate Democrats moved to take the threat of a government shutdown off the table, following a ...

Senate Democrats remained tight-lipped on Thursday after meeting on the fast-approaching government funding deadline.

The Senate is working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare as Democrats confront two painful ...

Several Senate Democrats have said they will not vote in favor of the current spending bill, raising the chances of a ...

The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the ...

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