The Senate inched closer to funding the government before the deadline Friday. Needing 60 votes to keep the lights on and ...

In helping averti a shutdown, Chuck Schumer has ignited a rebellion within his own party, writes Philip Elliott in The D.C.

The Senate voted 62 to 38 Friday evening to advance a GOP spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown ...

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

Some Senate Democrats, including Sen. Patty Murray of Washington state, have alternatively pushed for a four-week stopgap ...

Senate Democrats, fearful of what Trump might do during a shutdown, voted in sufficient numbers to pass the GOP continuing resolution.

Enough Senate Democrats put their disdain for President Trump aside and voted Friday to end a filibuster of a Republican ...

The Senate voted to advance a bill to fund the federal government through September and avoid a shutdown on Saturday.

Ten Democrats joined with Republicans to clear the 60-vote threshold needed to advance the measure. The vote was 62-38.

The Senate voted to advance a spending bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown. The vote exposed a deep rift among Democrats.

D.C. leaders kept a close eye on the U.S. Senate Friday, which was preparing to take up a resolution that would avert a ...