Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending bill to prevent a midnight Friday government shutdown ...

Ocasio-Cortez slammed Senate Democrats looking to advance an "extreme" bill that turns the government into a "slush fund" for ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said that he will vote to advance the GOP-written continuing resolution, to avoid a ...

The Maryland senator is hoping Democrats can push through their own spending bill that helps the city avoid large budget cuts that would also affect her state.

Asian investors fought Friday to grind out gains at the end of a painful week for markets as they welcomed signs US lawmakers ...

The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

Potential cuts and mass layoffs at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration could have a serious negative impact on the North Country.

Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York broke with his party Thursday and lined up enough Democrats to advance a Republican-written bill to keep federal funding flowing past a Friday night deadline.

"As bad as passing the CR is, allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option," Schumer said.

With a government funding deadline looming, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has reversed course on the temporary ...