Local Representatives Ben Cline, Morgan Griffith, and John McGuire, as well as U.S. Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner are ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approached a key test vote Friday afternoon as lawmakers worked to avoid a partial government ...

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

Democrats, including House leaders and senators, repeatedly declined to answer whether they maintained confidence in Chuck Schumer as Senate Democratic leader.

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

Here's a look at what happened in the U.S. government this week: The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday, hours ...

Senate Democrats, fearful of what Trump might do during a shutdown, voted in sufficient numbers to pass the GOP continuing resolution.

Democrats have been sharply divided over the Trump-backed spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at midnight.

The party’s split over supporting a spending extension to avert a lapse in government funding boiled down to a practical ...

The passage of the funding bill came hours before a shutdown, with Democrats under fierce pressure to oppose the measure.