Democrats helped pass a Republican funding proposal that allows President Donald Trump to continue slashing the federal ...

Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...

The party’s split over supporting a spending extension to avert a lapse in government funding boiled down to a practical ...

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 ...

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...

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

The Senate is nearing a key test vote as lawmakers work to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

The Senate is up against a government funding deadline Friday and needs 60 votes to keep the lights on and prevent a shutdown ...