On this week’s episode of “ The Daily Show ,” Jon Stewart slammed Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for voting to pass a ...

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

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

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

The Senate voted 62 to 38 Friday evening to advance a GOP spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown ...

The U.S. Senate on Friday voted to advance a stopgap spending bill and avert a partial government shutdown, after Democrats ...

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

House Democrats are furious at their fellow Democrats in the Senate for supporting a Republican spending bill, saying Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other aisle-hopping senators are ...

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 Senate passed a Republican-led spending bill Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic ...

Republicans needed overwhelming support from their members to pass the funding measure, and they got it in the 217-213 House vote.