Live updates and the latest news as the Senate turns to a government funding bill to avoid a shutdown and Trump's pick to ...

WASHINGTON—Senate Democrats took the threat of a government shutdown off the table, following a grueling intraparty fight in ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he would vote to advance a stopgap funding bill ...

Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer told colleagues behind closed doors on Thursday that he would vote to advance a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led ...

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal ...

A government shutdown could happen March 14. After the House passed a Republican bill to fund the government, Senate ...

Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate, said he would vote to end the filibuster, indicating sufficient support among ...

It’s risky, for sure, but the politics are much better for Democrats than some chin-strokers in Washington believe.

The confidence is especially noteworthy given that Schumer has yet to detail his plans. Many lawmakers in both parties are ...