Democrats faced two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives the president vast discretion on spending ...

Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate ...

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

Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took heavy criticism from fellow Democrats for backing the GOP measure, which he called ...

Congress has approved a stopgap bill to fund the federal government through September 30 and avert a shutdown ahead of a ...

One crisis looks to be avoided as a midnight deadline looms to keep the government funded amid economic uncertainty and a ...

Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...

Democrats were split on the vote, with some wanting to use it as leverage to fight Department of Government Efficiency cuts.

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