A government shutdown was set to happen at the end of the day Friday. As the clock ticked, Senate Democrats were in an ...

Discover how the US narrowly avoided a government shutdown as Senate Democrat leader Schumer surprisingly backs Trump's ...

Democrats, including House leaders and senators, repeatedly declined to answer whether they maintained confidence in Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader.

The spending measure, which passed the House earlier in the week, was presented to the Senate as a take-it-or-leave-it ...

The plan would avert a government shutdown but give Donald Trump and Elon Musk more power over spending, sparking fierce ...

Democrats faced two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives the president vast discretion on spending decisions, or voting no and letting funding lapse. All told, 10 Democrats ...

The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...

The vote came at a steep price for Democrats, fracturing the party with calls to oust Schumer as leader and primary Democrats who sided with the GOP.

In the end, nine senators who caucus with Democrats joined with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) in voting to advance legislation to avoid a government shutdown, essentially giving up ...

Republicans are used to seeing their party leaders cave under pressure. But as Democrats caved on a spending bill Friday, it was new territory for their base.