A spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown has narrowly cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate, paving the ...

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 ...

A group of 10 Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), on Friday voted to advance a ...

One crisis looks to be avoided as a midnight deadline looms to keep the government funded amid economic uncertainty and a ...

Senators voted Friday to pass legislation to prevent cuts to the District of Columbia’s local budget after city officials ...

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

The Senate passed a six-month spending bill Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition ...

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

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

The continuing resolution cuts some funding for transportation safety projects and Army Corps of Engineers civil works.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is signaling he’s ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending bill to prevent a midnight Friday government shutdown ...