A vote to end debate on the House-passed stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown will take place on Friday ...

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

With thousands of federal workers either fired, placed on administrative leave, or at immediate risk of losing their jobs, ...

The latest news on President Donald Trump’s administration and the expected Senate vote on a continuing resolution to avert a ...

Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding ...

Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ready to ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D, N.Y.) spoke from the Senate floor a day after he said Democrats were prepared to ...

With funding set to run out at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, several more Senate Democrats remain non-committal while others publicly ...

The odds that the federal government will shut down Saturday morning have risen in recent days as a growing number of Senate ...