Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) sent an explicit warning to Republican leaders Wednesday that the proposals ...

Republicans are moving forward with a plan to fund the government past an Oct. 1 deadline without making concessions to ...

Lansing, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, accused House Speaker Matt Hall of spreading "wildly inaccurate ...

Republicans are close to finalizing a short-term spending deal to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month, with ...

New York Times columnist and podcast host Ezra Klein argued that shutting down the government was better than funding ...

Democrats are ramping up the pressure on GOP leaders over federal funding, drawing firmer red lines against the Republicans’ ...

Senate Democrats have leverage to try to roll back some of Trump’s policies and attacks on the rule of law. It's not clear ...

The pressure is rising on Democrats to stiff President Trump and let the government shut down on Oct. 1. Why it matters: Plunging into a shutdown is risky for Democratic leaders, who rejected the ...

Senate Republicans want to focus on averting a partial shutdown, with some worrying that the White House's move to cancel ...

Republicans are divided as they try to chart a plan to keep the government open past the end of the month, with just 12 ...

Democrats can therefore threaten to block Congress from passing a new budget, unless the GOP offers certain concessions.