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

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

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

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

Schumer said he would help advance a GOP spending bill because a shutdown "has consequences for America that are much, much ...

N.Y., and other Senate Democrats said they will oppose the six-month GOP government spending bill and want a one-month CR ...

The prospect of a government shutdown grew on Thursday after nearly a dozen Democratic senators came out against a GOP ...

Sens. Tina Smith (D-MN) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) join MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart to discuss their plans to vote against 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 ...

After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to ...