The bill’s path to approval caused upheaval in the Democratic ranks and put Senate Democrats in a tough spot.

Democrats faced two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives the president vast discretion on spending ...

Republicans are used to seeing their party leaders cave under pressure. But as Democrats caved on a spending bill Friday, it was new territory for their base.

Before the Senate voted on Friday to fund the government and avert a shutdown, Sen. Patty Murray made it known that she ...