The bill puts significant pressure on Democrats in the Senate, whose votes will be needed in order to avoid a shutdown. The ...

WASHINGTON - The Senate passed a Republican-led government funding bill on Friday, averting a midnight government shutdown.

Hakeem Jeffries and House Democrats are ready to seize on the first big leverage point of President Donald Trump’s second ...

Now, it’s up to the Senate to pass the bill and get it to President Donald Trump’s desk before the 11:59 p.m. deadline on ...

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

A growing number of Democratic Party politicians, strategists and consultants are signaling anger against Sen. Chuck Schumer ...

The Senate voted 62 to 38 Friday evening to advance a GOP spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that his party would oppose the spending bill that Republicans drafted and passed through the House, as the Friday midnight deadline ...

The bill will need 60 votes to invoke cloture to advance to a full vote, meaning eight Democrats must join Republicans in approving the stopgap funding bill.

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

Senate Democrats Wednesday vowed to block a Republican stopgap spending bill passed by the House, setting up a possible standoff that could lead do a partial government shutdown as soon as this ...

Schumer's commitment comes a day after the top Senate Democrat said “Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate.” ...