When a shutdown happens, the government isn’t able to spend money — with some exceptions — meaning that federal employees ...

Democrats in the Senate have different views on how they will vote on a Trump-backed bill to avert a government shutdown.

Unless Congress can pass a bill to fund the federal government (which Donald Trump then signs) before midnight Friday, the ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives to speak with reporters as Republicans work to pass an interim spending ...

A government shutdown could happen March 14. After the House passed a Republican bill to fund the government, Senate ...

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

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent downplayed on Thursday the negative impacts of President Donald Trump‘s tariffs as he said a ...

Schumer is under pressure to unite Senate Democrats as his party agonizes over whether to trigger a government shutdown in ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Republican senators don't have the votes to pass the GOP spending bill that was ...

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

With a shutdown deadline approaching, Democrats want a continuing resolution to extend government funding through April 11.

Robby Soave delivers radar on a possible government shutdown as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) declared that ...