A federal government shutdown would be a harmful measure, but one that may be necessary to stop the Trump administration’s ...

Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, who has routinely voted against government spending bills, said what’s changed is Trump in the White ...

Democrats have argued that the shutdown fight is an opportunity to push back on Elon Musk-backed agency spending and staff ...

WASHINGTON >> U.S. Senate Democrats huddled for hours today plotting a course forward on a stopgap funding bill passed by the Republican-controlled House, with only two more days remaining before a ...

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal to fund the government, heightening the alert for a potential government ...

The proposal funds the federal government through September and avoids a government shutdown on Friday. But it's taken on ...

Donald Trump just convinced dozens of Republican hardliners to do what House speakers from John Boehner to Kevin McCarthy ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said his party would block a Republican spending bill to avert a government shutdown ...

Will Senate Democrats cave to Trump to prevent a government shutdown? - Analysis: Democrats have two choices – let the ...

The minority leader’s slap-dash attempt to shut down the government at this moment marks an especially sad chapter for the disappearing Democrats.

Democrats are stuck between a rock and a hard place as they must choose between shutting down the government or folding to ...

Chuck Schumer implied Senate Democrats won't offer enough votes to pass the GOP spending bill, but key Senators are still wavering.