Comedian Stephen Colbert pressed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on his show Thursday over his support for a ...

If Republicans fail to get the votes on their own to lift the debt ceiling, with the deadline expected in August or September ...

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

GOP leaders still need a critical ruling on their tax plan. But they’re racing to show progress after weeks of delays.

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities and will give Trump and his allies more leeway to dismantle the federal ...

N.Y., and other Senate Democrats said they will oppose the six-month GOP government spending bill and want a one-month CR ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won't resign his post, despite pressure from some in his party after he voted ...

Democratic leader Chuck Schumer voted alongside Republicans to advance a House GOP spending bill that would keep the ...

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 ...

The bill will need 60 votes to invoke cloture to advance to a full vote, meaning eight Democrats must join Republicans in approving the stopgap funding bill.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won't resign his post, despite pressure from some in his party after he voted to move forward with a Republican spending bill that avoided a ...