Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...

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

President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a ...

The Senate has swiftly approved legislation that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact ...

Nine Democrats and one Independent voted to advance a House GOP stopgap bill to fund the government through September 30.

Updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate confirmation ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took heavy criticism from fellow Democrats for backing the GOP measure, which he called ...

Senate Democrats decided not to block a GOP-led funding bill, which many have said fails to do enough to rein in Elon Musk's ...

One crisis looks to be avoided as a midnight deadline looms to keep the government funded amid economic uncertainty and a ...