Rising to leadership of the U.S. Senate appropriations committee this year positioned Republican Sen. Susan Collins to bring home a lot of federal money for projects across Maine. But the stopgap ...

Senators voted Friday to pass legislation to prevent cuts to the District of Columbia’s local budget after city officials ...

The Senate passed a House-approved government funding bill that averts a government shutdown that was set to be triggered at ...

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

The Senate gave final approval to a stopgap spending bill to fund the government through Sept. 30. The GOP-backed measure ...

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

D.C.’s financial fate was tied into a House stopgap funding bill that didn't include a provision to prevent cuts to the ...

The vote was 54-46. Both Kansas U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall voted for the bill. Only one Republican, Senator ...

The state’s budget is now in the hands of Senate lawmakers, and the Indiana Department of Education outlined its funding ...

At least seven Democrats, who have been divided on their shutdown strategy, will need to join with Republicans for the ...