The confidence is especially noteworthy given that Schumer has yet to detail his plans. Many lawmakers in both parties are ...

WATCH: The White House published a highlight reel of Senate Democrats railing against potential government shutdowns as an ...

With thousands of federal workers either fired, placed on administrative leave, or at immediate risk of losing their jobs, ...

Privately, many Senate Democrats conceded that their leader was doing his job by protecting his members from a tough vote and ...

Democrats and Republicans, who hold the majority, are in a bitter power struggle as work to avoid a government shutdown.

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

Nine Democrats in the U.S. Senate voted with Republicans to advance a bill funding the government through September and requiring $13 billion in non-defense spending cuts.

Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday succeeded in a high-stakes House vote to pass President Donald Trump’s plan to fund the ...

The surrender by Senate Democrats on the spending bill needed to avoid a government shutdown turned a defeat into a debacle.

Ten Democrats joined with most Republicans to set up a final vote on the six-month spending measure hours out from the shutdown deadline.

The measure’s fate is uncertain in the Senate, where several Democrats will be needed to cross the 60-vote threshold for it ...

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