White House taunts ‘totally screwed’ Democrats over looming government shutdown - President threatens 200 percent tariffs on ...

Washington Democrats finally have a first point of leverage against President Donald Trump — but it comes with a dilemma that ...

N.Y., and other Senate Democrats said they'll oppose the six-month GOP government spending bill and want a one-month CR ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, said that there is not enough Democratic support in the Senate to advance ...

Congress is nearing Friday’s midnight deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown, but a Republican spending bill is encountering obstacles in the Senate. The Senate Republican majority needs to ...

Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are laying the groundwork for a government shutdown standoff as the clock ticks down.

State lawmakers are working to update Georgia law, worried the department's demise could affect licensing of police officers and others.

Senate Democrats say privately that they will not allow the government to shut down on Saturday, despite growing pressure from activists and liberal lawmakers who want them to kill a GOP-crafted ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D., N.Y.) said Republicans “do not have the votes in the Senate” to advance a measure that would fund the government beyond Friday.

The Department of Justice dropped a civil rights lawsuit filed last year against the national nonprofit Southwest Key ...

Congressional leaders exchanged sharp criticisms Wednesday as the federal government faces a potential shutdown within days, highlighting the partisan divide over spending priorities and negotiation ...

D.C. officials are pleading with the U.S. Senate to restore the city’s funding levels after the House passed a spending bill that would cut about $1 billion from the District’s budget.