Darn. It looks like the government won't be shutting down after all, after Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) signaled he would break with his party and vote for the GOP spending bill after all, ...

Nancy Pelosi is calling on her fellow Democrats in the Senate to defy Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and vote against a GOP-backed bill.

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

Schumer's commitment comes a day after the top Senate Democrat said “Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate.” ...

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

At least eight Democrats will need to join with Republicans to move the funding package forward to avoid a partial government ...

Alabama education officials said the federal government has resolved a glitch that delayed $9 million in reimbursements for ...

Younger Democrats are chafing at and increasingly complaining about what they see as the feebleness of the old guard’s ...

The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

If the Senate fails to pass a stopgap funding bill by tonight, the federal government shuts down for lack of money. Here's what will keep going.