WASHINGTON - A partial government shutdown was avoided Friday when the Senate approved a bill to keep the government funded ...

The Senate passed a House-approved government funding bill that averts a government shutdown that was set to be triggered at ...

The advance vote: The Senate voted 62-38 to end debate on the bill – a cloture vote – and advance it to a final vote. Nine ...

Ten Democrats voted to advance the continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government through September, setting the stage for ...

Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...

The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill that averts a government shutdown and provides $6 billion in new spending for ...

The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.

The Senate passed a House-approved government funding bill that averts a government shutdown that was set to be triggered at ...

The U.S. Senate passed a stopgap spending bill Friday evening, averting a partial government shutdown and overcoming Democratic opposition to the measure.

Yesterday, the House passed legislation to fund the government through Sept. 30 and thereby avert a shutdown at the end of ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addressed the upper chamber and publicly declared his intention to vote for the ...

The Senate March 14 approved by a vote of 54-46, a continuing resolution to fund the government through Sept. 30. The House ...