On this week’s episode of “ The Daily Show ,” Jon Stewart slammed Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for voting to pass a ...

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

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

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...

The Senate voted 62 to 38 Friday evening to advance a GOP spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown ...

House Democrats are furious at their fellow Democrats in the Senate for supporting a Republican spending bill, saying ...

The GOP-controlled Senate will press forward with a procedural vote to advance a stopgap funding bill to avert a government ...

Bay Area progressives say Sen. Chuck Schumer and others are unnecessarily giving up the Democratic Party’s remaining leverage in Congress.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has faced criticism from other Democrats for his decision to break with the party and vote to advance a continuing resolution to fund the government last week. CBS ...

At least eight Senate Democrats would need to join Republicans to clear a 60-vote threshold and advance the spending bill to the floor for a final vote. Though Republicans have a 53-seat majority ...

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