The federal government could be in for a shutdown in less than two days after Senate Democrats offered up a plan to play ...

For the second time in less than four months, a government shutdown is looming as negotiations in Congress continue between Republicans and Democrats. The Senate was expected to vote on the final ...

Divisions within the Democratic party were on display on Thursday after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated that ...

The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.

Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...

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

Senate Democrats are expected to vote against a stopgap funding bill today, which means the federal government could shut down early Saturday. The Republican-controlled House approved the bill by ...

The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the support of Democrats to move forward.

The Trump administration’s to close regional Head Start offices led to confusion for many program administrators in Illinois.

Allowing the government to shut down would not save any money, since furloughed workers would be entitled to back pay, nor is it likely to lead to a better deal. Thus, the most responsible thing ...

The Democratic Party was fracturing Friday as a torrent of frustration and anger was unleashed at Senate Democrats, led by Sen. Chuck Schumer, who faced what they saw as an awful choice: shut the ...