Anger was rising in the Democratic ranks Saturday after the party's top US senator led a band of lawmakers in reluctant ...

President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a ...

A government shutdown was averted just hours before the Friday 11:59 p.m. deadline after enough Democrats, including Senate ...

Nine Democrats and one Independent voted to advance a House GOP stopgap bill to fund the government through September 30.

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

Updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate confirmation ...

President Donald Trump’s latest trade decisions aren’t likely to help the situation. Amid a flood of announcements about ...

President Donald Trump and DOGE are set to gain more control over federal funds with the passage of a continuing resolution ...

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

Democrats faced two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives the president vast discretion on spending ...