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

The Senate voted to advance a spending bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown.

A six-month spending bill advanced in the Senate after Democrats split on the bill. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Shumer, D-NY ...

Senate Democrats, fearful of what Trump might do during a shutdown, voted in sufficient numbers to pass the GOP continuing resolution.

President Donald Trump got a face full of microphone on Friday as he spoke with reporters before boarding Air Force One.

By Michael Gold Reporting from the Capitol When Senator Chuck Schumer, Democrat of New York and the minority leader, ...

The United States averted a government shutdown with hours to spare Friday as lawmakers already reeling from President Donald ...

In failing to demonstrate what they stand for, Democrats fumbled the chance to show why they deserve a return to power, ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Democratic Party was fracturing Friday as a torrent of frustration and anger was unleashed at Senate ...

The US funding bill, passed with a 54-46 vote, stopped shutdown plans, preventing over 800,000 federal workers from being ...

In helping averti a shutdown, Chuck Schumer has ignited a rebellion within his own party, writes Philip Elliott in The D.C.