Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the Senate floor Friday morning to defend his decision to support a Republican ...

An afternoon vote was expected to clear the way for a Republican-written bill to keep government funding flowing past ...

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

Nancy Pelosi flexed her political muscle Friday, taking a swipe at Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer after he walked ...

Schumer's commitment comes a day after the top Senate Democrat said “Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate.” ...

N.Y., slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., for saying he'll vote for the House-passed government spending ...

Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top ...

Younger Democrats are chafing at and increasingly complaining about what they see as the feebleness of the old guard’s ...

The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the ...

U.S. stocks climbed on Friday, advancing amid signs the federal government may avert a shutdown and recovering some of the ...

A vote to end debate on the House-passed stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown will take place on Friday ...