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

The House of Representatives passed a spending bill Tuesday to fund the government through the end of September and avert a ...

Schumer's commitment comes a day after the top Senate Democrat said “Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate.” ...

The comment came during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin as Republicans try to get a government spending ...

Texas GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales, who previously said he would not support any stopgap bill, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer he now plans ...

The bill puts significant pressure on Democrats in the Senate, whose votes will be needed in order to avoid a shutdown. The ...

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — Facing a shutdown of all non-essential government operations, the U.S. House passed a spending bill Tuesday ...

The head of the House Democratic Caucus said Tuesday that party leaders are still working to unite their troops against the ...

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Friday was poised to pass a stopgap spending bill and avert a partial government ...

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he would vote to advance a ...

Schumer said he would help advance a GOP spending bill because a shutdown "has consequences for America that are much, much ...

The bill, also known as a continuing resolution, now moves to the Senate, where D.C. officials hope Democrats will help them ...