Democrats in the Senate have different views on how they will vote on a Trump-backed bill to avert a government shutdown.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, said that there is not enough Democratic support in the Senate to advance ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led ...

Uncertainty means SNAP recipients should prepare for potential changes this year if lawmakers decide to reduce federal ...

President Trump said Thursday that a government shutdown could cause “very, very high taxes” and said it would be the ...

With signs made from crayons and colored markers, children rallied on Capitol Hill with their parents on Thursday, protesting ...

Congress faces a funding deadline as Senate Democrats and House Republicans remain at odds over a spending bill, pushing the U.S. closer to a government shutdown. from 41NBC News | WMGT-DT ...

Congress is nearing Friday’s midnight deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown, but a Republican spending bill is encountering obstacles in the Senate. The Senate Republican majority needs to ...

Republicans are ramping up pressure on Senate Democrats ahead of a vote on the House-passed stopgap spending bill to keep the ...

Mass deportations and a debt-limit increase are being stalled by House-Senate differences and the massive size of the budget ...

When a shutdown happens, the government isn’t able to spend money — with some exceptions — meaning that federal employees ...