Live updates and the latest news as U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum kick in and the Senate turns to a government funding ...

After meeting with his conference, the Senate minority leader said "Republicans do not have the votes" to advance the House-approved measure, which requires 60 to pass.

Senior service leaders said Wednesday they will be significantly challenged by a stopgap spending bill the Senate plans to vote on this week to fund the government through Sept. 30 and avoid a ...

The leading Democrats in the House are ramping up the pressure on Senate Democrats to oppose the GOP’s spending bill, warning ...

The Democratic grappling reflects a larger question confronting the party: When to fight and when to fall in line?

Three of Ohio's Democratic House Representatives comes together on a call Wednesday to talk about their issues with ...

Senate Democrats Wednesday faced tough choices after the Republican-led House narrowly passed a stopgap spending bill that would avert a partial government shutdown as soon as this weekend.

The bill to keep the government funded passed the House, 217-213, with only one Democrat, Golden, voting for it and only one Republican voting against it.

The continuing resolution to fund the government through September next goes to the Senate, where it will need bipartisan support to avoid a shutdown and an interruption of government funding and ...

U.S. Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. said on Tuesday he arrived in Washington, D.C., to make life better for the people of Northeast Pennsylvania.

Senate Democrats face difficult question of whether to oppose the Republican spending plan or risk forcing a federal government shutdown.

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about Senate prospects for passage of a spending bill to avert a government shutdown.