Relatives and colleagues remember former GOP Sen. Alan Simpson of Wyoming as a figure who was "gifted in crossing party lines." ...

A government shutdown was set to happen at the end of the day Friday. As the clock ticked, Senate Democrats were in an unenviable position. They were forced to choose between a GOP bill that ...

The Senate advanced the Republican-led spending bill, despite strong opposition among Democrats. WSJ’s Natalie Andrews explains what this bill means for both parties.

The bill will need 60 votes to invoke cloture to advance to a full vote, meaning eight Democrats must join Republicans in approving the stopgap funding bill.

Schumer has defended his vote to keep the government running as the best of two bad choices aimed at not ceding Trump and ...

(THE CONVERSATION) Facing a threat of imminent government shutdown, nine Democrats joined GOP Senate colleagues to defeat a filibuster, moving a six-month government funding bill to final passage in a ...

Senate Democrats voted to avoid a shutdown but at the cost of throwing their House counterparts under the bus and enabling ...

EJ Antoni, Public Finance Economist at the Heritage Foundation, points out the mix of radical and moderate Senate Democrats that voted to advance the House-passed continuing resolution. Antoni ...

The plan would avert a government shutdown but give Donald Trump and Elon Musk more power over spending, sparking fierce ...

As Senator Chuck Schumer faces criticism for supporting a GOP-backed funding bill, many Democrats are calling Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to launch a primary challenge against him.

Democrats are raging against Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer hours before a shutdown deadline.{beacon} Evening Report ...

The Senate minority leader finds himself sharply at odds with many members of his caucus, fellow Democrats in the House and liberal activists.