The United States Senate is to vote Friday on the six-month government funding bill that was passed by Congress, and while it ...

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

Elon Musk's baseless claims about Social Security seem designed to undermine trust so that he can implement cuts.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending ...

Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding ...

President Trump has taken a blowtorch to our country and wielded chaos like a weapon. Most Republicans in Congress, meanwhile ...

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

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

As of Wednesday night, it looked like a path was emerging whereby Senate Democrats would abandon plans to filibuster the ...

With funding set to run out at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, several more Senate Democrats remain non-committal while others publicly ...

A shutdown would temporarily give the executive branch even broader powers over what government services are deemed "essential." ...

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez led a chorus of outrage at Schumer, accusing him of betraying grassroots Democrats who ...