Republicans will, of course, try to blame Democrats if we have a government shutdown. But a shutdown could not happen if ...

Democrats have been struggling in how to deal with the dizzying flood of unilateral actions coming from Donald Trump these past 54 days, but tonight’s midnight deadline to keep the federal ...

Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ...

The US government was hours from shutting down Friday as Democrats smarting over President Donald Trump's spending cuts ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ready to ...

The Senate is working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare as Democrats confront two painful ...

The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

Senate Democrats remained tight-lipped on Thursday after meeting on the fast-approaching government funding deadline.

Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top Senate Democrat to lead them into their ...