Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...

The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

The U.S. Senate on Friday night averted a looming midnight shutdown of the federal government by passing a funding bill after ...

This scheme is a backdoor maneuver to privatize education while allowing corporations and wealthy individuals to avoid ...

D.C.’s financial fate was tied into a House stopgap funding bill that didn't include a provision to prevent cuts to the district's budget.

Senate passes six-month funding bill hours before shutdown deadline, sending measure to Trump to be signed into law.

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

The United States Senate passed a bill on Friday (local time) to fund the government through September 30, narrowly avoiding ...