The spending measure, which passed the House earlier in the week, was presented to the Senate as a take-it-or-leave-it ...

The Senate passed the bill in a 54-46 vote, preventing a government shutdown despite strong Democratic opposition ...

The United States Senate on Friday approved H.R. 1968, the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act for Fiscal ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with John Himmelman about his new collection of illustrated poems for children, "The Boy Who Lived in ...