Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown ...

Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...

The GOP-controlled Senate will press forward with a procedural vote to advance a stopgap funding bill to avert a government ...

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's about-face on Republican's spending bill. After announcing that he be a no vote on the ...

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal ...

Schumer's reported support suggests that enough Senate Democrats will join Republicans to move the House-passed bill forward.

Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said he would support advancing the House-passed continuing resolution, but he ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and House Democratic leadership are not changing their stance on the GOP-led ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending ...