Military service leaders told senators Wednesday that passing a temporary budget that keeps defense spending largely flat ...

A possible Democratic proposal boosted D.C.’s hopes of avoiding potential layoffs but also inched the nation closer to a ...

After meeting with his conference, the Senate minority leader said "Republicans do not have the votes" to advance the ...

Democrats are still divided over whether they should attempt to utilize their leverage to extract concessions from Republicans or risk a shutdown.

Senate Democrats, led by Chuck Schumer, are poised to force a partial government shutdown by refusing to back a Republican stopgap spending bill, escalating a partisan showdown just days before ...