A government shutdown has officially been averted, as President Donald Trump signs the continuing resolution into law.

The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.

WASHINGTON - A partial government shutdown was avoided Friday when the Senate approved a bill to keep the government funded ...

Rep. James Clyburn said he and other Democrats in the House were blindsided late last week when Democrats voted to advance a ...

Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said he doesn’t know what happened late last week that resulted in Senate Minority Leader Chuck ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) addressed the upper chamber and publicly declared his intention to vote for the ...

Long Island lost over $110 million in funding as a result of the federal government approving its budget March 14.

The Republican-led Senate on Friday voted to end debate on its six-month Continuing Resolution, preparing the chamber to vote on passing the legislation later in the day. A total of 10 Senate ...

Regarding the March 15 front-page article “ Democratic split widens as Senate averts shutdown ”: ...

Continuing resolution cuts some funding for transportation safety projects and Army Corps of Engineers civil works.

Congress faces a lot of challenges, with low job approval ratings, a doubling of the deficit, and the president’s unitary ...