Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top ...

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal ...

GOP senator admits tariffs are taxes that are paid by US consumers ...

The House passed a funding bill, 217-213, on Tuesday night, mostly along party lines. The legislation must pass the Senate ...

The prospect of a government shutdown grew on Thursday after nearly a dozen Democratic senators came out against a GOP ...

"As bad as passing the CR is, allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse ...

Senate Democrats say they are prepared to vote against the Republicans’ bill if lawmakers do not strike a deal by Friday ...

Military service leaders are telling senators that passing a temporary budget that keeps defense spending largely flat will ...

Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a ...

Parents are mobilizing to persuade senators to reject the Republican funding bill, which would leave the budget for the ...

The party had been torn between pushing back against President Trump and triggering a shutdown with unknown consequences.