Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y. was widely criticized for surrendering to President Donald Trump on the ...

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

The US Senate approved a six-month provisional budget just hours before the current budget period expires, preventing the shutdown of federal offices. Senators from the Democratic Party assisted in ...

The disappearance of a Shasta County woman is now being investigated as a homicide, the sheriff's office said on Friday. Nikki Cheng Saelee-McCain was initially reported missing by family members on ...

During Friday's shutdown battle, Senate leader Chuck Schumer miscalculated Republican Speaker Mike Johnson. Now Democrats are ...

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CNN By Morgan Rimmer, Veronica Stracqualursi and Sarah Ferris, CNN (CNN) — Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just ...

The Senate passed a sixmonth spending bill on Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed ...

Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was a guest Friday on HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher,” and he was asked the big question ...

Senate Democrats face challenges as a minority, marked by internal dissension over supporting a Trump-backed spending bill.