Democrats faced two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives the president vast discretion on spending decisions, or voting no and letting funding lapse. All told, 10 Democrats ...

The Senate passed a Republican-led government funding bill on Friday, averting a midnight government shutdown. The bill, ...

The vote came at a steep price for Democrats, fracturing the party with calls to oust Schumer as leader and primary Democrats who sided with the GOP.

Democrats, including House leaders and senators, repeatedly declined to answer whether they maintained confidence in Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader.

A government shutdown was set to happen at the end of the day Friday. As the clock ticked, Senate Democrats were in an ...

WASHINGTON: The United States on Friday managed to avert a government shutdown with hours to spare for the midnight deadline, ...

The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...

Democratic leaders in the Maine Legislature signaled Friday that they plan to pass a new, two-year budget with or without ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Friday passed a bill that would result in more prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers as ...

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