Live updates and the latest news as the Senate turns to a government funding bill to avoid a shutdown and Trump's pick to ...

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

Several Senate Democrats have said they will not vote in favor of the current spending bill, raising the chances of a possible government shutdown.

A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that already passed the House.

A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that ...

The federal government could be in for a shutdown in less than two days after Senate Democrats offered up a plan to play hardball and oppose a House bill that would keep the government open until ...

Congress is nearing Friday’s midnight deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown, but a Republican spending bill is encountering obstacles in the Senate. The Senate Republican majority needs to ...

Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman torched Senate Democrats for threatening to plunge the country into a partial ...

Donald Trump ratcheted up tariff threats against U.S. trading partners this week, including sweeping fees on imported steel and aluminum.

A familiar scene has played out over and over in the U.S. House: Republicans, unable to approve federal funding legislation ...

With less than two days until the government shuts down, the ball is in the Senate’s court to pass a short-term funding bill.