Washington — Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington. Lawmakers have until the end of the ...

Divisions within the Democratic party were on display on Thursday after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer indicated that ...

The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...

Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a House-passed spending bill that exposed deep rifts within the Democratic Party.

Well, the Senate's Republican majority needs support from several Democrats to overcome *** key procedural hurdle that will allow them to prevent *** possible government shutdown before Friday's ...

Government agencies had to prepare multiple times for a shutdown during the last fiscal year since Congress repeatedly punted approving a full-year funding plan before finally passing one in March ...

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Senate Republicans need Democratic support to avoid a government shutdown by Friday's midnight deadline. Congress is nearing Friday’s midnight deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown ...

Congress is nearing Friday’s midnight deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown, but a Republican spending bill is encountering obstacles in the Senate.The Senate Republican majority needs to ...