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

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown ...

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...

The U.S. Senate on Friday night averted a looming midnight shutdown of federal government by passing a funding bill after ...

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 ...

Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top ...

The Senate has swiftly approved legislation that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact ...

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

The GOP-controlled Senate will press forward with a procedural vote to advance a stopgap funding bill to avert a government ...