Congress has been unable to pass the annual appropriations bills designed to fund the government, so they've resorted to passing short-term extensions instead.

The U.S. Senate on Friday was poised to pass a stopgap spending bill and avert a partial government shutdown, after Democrats ...

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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) tells CNN's Jake Tapper that she disagrees with Senator Chuck Schumer about voting for the Republican's stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown. "What do you ...

The move by Schumer brings a potential resolution to what has been a dayslong standoff. Senate Democrats have mounted a ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he would back a Republican-led stopgap bill to avert a government shutdown, 24 hours after he said he wouldn't.

The plans for an impending reduction come after a federal judge on Thursday ordered multiple agencies to reinstate thousands ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending bill to prevent a midnight Friday government shutdown ...

There are actually two government shutdowns now pending. The potential temporary shutdown controled by Congress. And the ...

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) surprised Washington Thursday by announcing on the Senate floor that he would vote to advance a House Republican-drafted six-month government funding ...

Schumer’s decision to vote for a Republican-sponsored budget bill called “a huge slap in the face” for Democrats.