The vote is the first battle in President Trump's effort to avert a government shutdown and clear the way for his legislative ...

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

Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate, said he would vote to end the filibuster, indicating sufficient support among ...

Yesterday, the House passed legislation to fund the government through Sept. 30 and thereby avert a shutdown at the end of ...

Republicans say their spending bill would let Trump defund whatever projects he wants. Chuck Schumer and Senate Dems are expected to help advance it.

Democrats are looking to prevent President Donald Trump from “illegally withholding or diverting funding” appropriated in the ...

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

Ocasio-Cortez slammed Senate Democrats looking to advance an "extreme" bill that turns the government into a "slush fund" for Donald Trump and Elon Musk.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said Democrats will stand in the way of efforts to pass a Republican-led budget ...

Republicans currently hold a 53-seat majority in the Senate. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) has indicated that he won’t vote to ...

Thanks to the 2019 Government Shutdown Prevention Act, if there is a shutdown Friday, 11:59 p.m., eventually back pay must be provided to the majority of furloughed workers. However, with the ...