Republicans are used to seeing their party leaders cave under pressure. But as Democrats caved on a spending bill Friday, it was new territory for their base.

The vote came at a steep price for Democrats, fracturing the party with calls to oust Schumer as leader and primary Democrats who sided with the GOP.

The Senate passed a Republican-led government funding bill on Friday, averting a midnight government shutdown. The bill, ...

Democrats, including House leaders and senators, repeatedly declined to answer whether they maintained confidence in Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader.

A government shutdown was set to happen at the end of the day Friday. As the clock ticked, Senate Democrats were in an ...

The United States avoided a government shutdown just before the deadline as Democrats dropped plans to block a funding bill.

The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare as Democrats confront two painful options: allowing passage of a bill ...

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

The Senate voted to advance a spending bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown.

A six-month spending bill advanced in the Senate after Democrats split on the bill. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Shumer, D-NY ...