Americans are closely watching President Donald Trump's sweeping tariff threats and deep cuts to the federal government. Now ...

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

The Senate will vote Friday on a temporary budget to prevent a government shutdown. Democrats are divided on the issue.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending bill to prevent a midnight Friday government shutdown ...

The US government faced potential shutdown as Democrats threatened to block Trump's spending cuts. Senate Democrats, led by ...

Safe-haven gold surpassed $3,000 for the first time Friday, boosted by uncertainty over US President Donald Trump’s tariffs, ...

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Asian investors fought Friday to grind out gains at the end of a painful week for markets as they welcomed signs US lawmakers ...

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With a Friday night deadline looming to either fund the government or risk a shutdown, the Senate is preparing for a crucial vote on a Trump-backed bill recently passed by the House of Representatives ...