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 ...

Republicans would rather let an unchecked billionaire and the president seize taxpayer funds intended for families and ...

Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding ...

House and Senate Republicans are sinking deeper into an impasse over how to advance President Donald Trump’s vast legislative agenda.

Live updates and the latest news as U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum kick in and the Senate turns to a government funding ...

Several Republican senators tell Raw Story that they're unwilling to support the House version of the continuing resolution ...

After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to ...

Senate Democrats say they will not vote for the House-passed six-month government funding package, which would boost defense spending and cut nondefense programs, unless they first get a vote on a ...

The House passed a funding bill, 217-213, on Tuesday night, mostly along party lines. The legislation must pass the Senate ...

The new stopgap bill keeps Social Security operational, but critics argue it fails to address long-term solvency.

Republicans needed overwhelming support from their members to pass the funding measure, and they got it in the 217-213 House ...

The House narrowly approved a stopgap measure Tuesday to keep the government funded through September, with Speaker Mike ...