Senate, White House and Democrats

Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate ...
Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...
The party’s split over supporting a spending extension to avert a lapse in government funding boiled down to a practical ...
In helping averti a shutdown, Chuck Schumer has ignited a rebellion within his own party, writes Philip Elliott in The D.C.
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 ...
Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding ...
The surrender by Senate Democrats on the spending bill needed to avoid a government shutdown turned a defeat into a debacle.