The Senate left Washington until after Labor Day following a rare Saturday session that ended with a dramatic breakdown in bipartisan negotiations over government funding and confirmations for ...

Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet on the U.S. Capitol grounds ...

Global shares advanced Monday after Wall Street had its worst day since May following the release of weak U.S. jobs data and ...

Sen. Chuck Schumer and Rep. Hakeem Jeffries Monday called on their Republican counterparts to meet immediately to avert a government shutdown looming as soon as the end of next month. The Democratic ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) sent a letter to Republican ...