Darn. It looks like the government won't be shutting down after all, after Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) signaled he would break with his party and vote for the GOP spending bill after all, ...

Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said the current fight over a Republican spending bill was the “best time” for Democrats to take ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he would support advancing the House-passed continuing resolution, but he ...

The Social Security Administration late Wednesday "abandoned plans it was considering to end phone service for millions of Americans filing retirement and disability claims" in the name of rooting ou ...

Senate Democrats must choose between a government shutdown or a bill they hate, as the deadline to pass a spending bill looms ...

In a rare moment of public disagreement with members of her own party, Speaker Emerita Nancy Pelosi called out Senate ...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he understands Schumer's support for the bill but said it would result in "immediate, cruel ...

Outnumbered' panelists discuss the reported outrage from Democrats after Sen. Chuck Schumer expressed support for President Donald Trump's budget.

NBC News' Ryan Nobles, former Rep. Charlie Dent and Democratic strategist Basil Smikle discuss the Senate vote on the government funding bill. Rep. Brendan Boyle (D-PA), ranking member of the House ...

Nancy Pelosi is calling on her fellow Democrats in the Senate to defy Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and vote against a GOP-backed bill.

Asian investors fought Friday to grind out gains at the end of a painful week for markets as they welcomed signs that US ...

The Senate is finding itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare Friday. Democrats have only painful options: allow passage of a bill they ...