The White House and Senate leaders are moving closer to a deal to avert a government shutdown but are seeking to resolve final sticking points in eleventh-hour negotiations ahead of Friday’s deadline,

Senate leaders are running into a key stumbling block days before a possible shutdown: They can’t agree on who to negotiate with. Less than 48 hours stand between members and a partial government

Virginia senator calls Trump's decisions 'deranged' while Connecticut Democrat says bill doesn't restrict DHS Secretary Kristi Noem enough.

House Republicans are warning the Senate against making any changes to a government funding package that includes funds for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), saying any reforms sought by Democrats would not clear the House and would lead to a government shutdown at the end of the week.

Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are confident they've recruited top-flight candidates in enough states to flip the Senate in 2026.

The Justice Department recently told a federal court that DOGE staffers at the agency discussed sharing agency data with an advocacy group.

Spillville, said he will take the lead and see the bill through its legislative process, a task that rarely is undertaken by leaders in either chamber of the Iowa Legislature.

Democratic candidates in Illinois’s 2026 Senate primary are steering clear of hard takes on Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) leadership in the upper chamber. The candidates are looking to succeed Sen.