Republicans will, of course, try to blame Democrats if we have a government shutdown. But a shutdown could not happen if ...

Democrats have been struggling in how to deal with the dizzying flood of unilateral actions coming from Donald Trump these past 54 days, but tonight’s midnight deadline to keep the federal ...

The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

House Republicans this week passed a government funding bill 217-213 without assistance from Democrats, losing only one vote from Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.

Congress is operating under a temporary funding measure until March 14, while Senate negotiations continue over a Republican proposal to extend it through September.

A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that ...

The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the ...

The government runs out of funding Friday at midnight, leaving Democrats to decide whether to help Republicans pass a bill to avoid a shutdown or block the bill and be blamed for triggering one.

President Donald Trump and key Senate Republicans are still grasping for a solution to the US government closing in on ...