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

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

Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin sparked controversy this week when he appeared on the Senate floor wearing a cowboy hat.

The Senate approved a House GOP-crafted spending bill hours before the shutdown deadline Friday evening, capping off the first funding fight of President Trump’s second term — a saga that ripped ...

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

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced ... announced the lower chamber of Congress would recess until March 24, leaving Schumer with the option of accepting the House bill and keeping ...

The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

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

NY, said he plans to vote for a Republican bill to fund the government through September, paving the way for other Democrats ...

The government runs out of funding Friday at midnight, leaving Democrats to decide whether to help Republicans pass a bill to ...

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