WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing ...

WASHINGTON—The leader of Senate Democrats moved to take the threat of a government shutdown off the table, following a ...

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

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

The window narrowed to reverse the $1 billion in cuts to D.C.’s budget as senators prepared to vote on the continuing ...

Several Senate Democrats have said they will not vote in favor of the current spending bill, raising the chances of a ...

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

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

Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he would vote to advance a stopgap funding bill, signaling that his ...

For the second time in less than four months, a government shutdown is looming with a matter of hours until a Friday night ...

The bill "will lead to stunningly better outcomes for a number of our 775,000 school children with disabilities," the ...