WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Congress is just hours away from a potential government shutdown. The Senate has until midnight to pass a spending bill that funds federal agencies through September. Thursday ...

Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, broke with his party on Thursday and said he would vote for a Republican-written bill to keep federal funding flowing past a midnight Friday ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Thursday that Republicans are open to giving Democrats an amendment vote on a ...

“Democrats need to decide if they’re going to support funding legislation that came over from the House, or if they’re going ...

Senate Democrats say they will not vote for the House-passed six-month government funding package, which would boost defense spending and cut nondefense programs, unless they first get a vote on a ...

Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms ...