Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate ...

The government funding bill that’s headed to the White House limits Washington, D.C.’s ability to fully use its local tax ...

President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a ...

Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...

Lawmakers on both sides of the abortion debate shared personal and emotional stories Thursday in a failed Republican attempt ...

Congress has approved a stopgap bill to fund the federal government through September 30 and avert a shutdown ahead of a ...

The Senate has passed a six-month spending bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to ...

The passage of the funding bill came hours before a shutdown, with Democrats under fierce pressure to oppose the measure.

The advance vote: The Senate voted 62-38 to end debate on the bill – a cloture vote – and advance it to a final vote. Nine ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate swiftly approved legislation late Friday that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its ...

The Senate passed a bill to fund the government through the end of the fiscal year and avoid a shutdown. The ...

A bill filed Friday and backed by top Republicans aims to give doctors more leeway to treat pregnant patients in medical ...