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

California Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff will vote “no” on the House-passed plan to keep the government running through ...

Sheria Smith, the president of American Federation of Government Employees Local 252, which represents more than 2,800 ...

Senate Democrats have vowed to shut down the federal government rather than support a House-approved budget resolution to ...

The continuing resolution will need to be passed by the Senate and signed by Trump into law by Friday to avoid a shutdown.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said on Thursday that Republicans are open to giving Democrats an amendment vote ...

The House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution (C.R.) on Tuesday to keep the government funded through September ...

It's up to the Senate to pass the spending bill and get it to President Donald Trump’s desk to avert a possible government shutdown.

The Republican speaker was able to convince even the most staunch conservatives who prefer budget cutting to come on board.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned that Republicans lack the votes in the upper chamber to pass their plan to avert ...

The House of Representatives approved a six-month funding bill on Tuesday to prevent a partial government shutdown at the end ...