Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...

A vote to end debate on the House-passed stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown will take place on Friday ...

The measure, which passed with bipartisan support and minor changes, now heads back to the House. It is just the second ...

The Senate gave final approval to a stopgap spending bill to fund the government through Sept. 30. The GOP-backed measure ...

President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a ...

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...

The Senate has passed a bill that would result in more prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers. Democratic and Republican ...

Updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate confirmation ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took heavy criticism from fellow Democrats for backing the GOP measure, which he called ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced Friday afternoon that the Senate would begin voting immediately on a ...

The Senate has passed a Republican-led six-month spending bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp ...

The Senate has swiftly approved legislation that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact ...