An afternoon vote was expected to clear the way for a Republican-written bill to keep government funding flowing past ...

In interview, the Senate minority leader said intraparty critics underestimated the dangers of a funding lapse.

Privately, many Senate Democrats conceded that their leader was doing his job by protecting his members from a tough vote and ...

A government shutdown was averted just hours before the Friday 11:59 p.m. deadline after enough Democrats, including Senate ...

In helping averti a shutdown, Chuck Schumer has ignited a rebellion within his own party, writes Philip Elliott in The D.C.

By Richard Cowan, Bo Erickson and Gabriella Borter WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Friday passed a stopgap spending ...

N.Y., sidestepped questions on whether he had confidence in Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Friday. The top ...

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the Senate floor Friday morning to defend his decision to support a Republican ...

A midnight Friday deadline is looming for the U.S. Senate to pass a federal funding bill to avert a government shutdown.

"This false choice that some are buying instead of fighting is unacceptable,” Rep. Nancy Pelosi said as Schumer cast his vote ...

A generational divide, seen in newer lawmakers’ impatience with bipartisanship and for colleagues who don’t understand new ...