Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) defied House Democratic leadership Tuesday when he voted for the GOP’s bill to avert a government shutdown — the only one in the caucus to support the stopgap. Golden’s ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced that most Senate Democrats will not support a House Republican bill to fund ...

Canada and EU strike back at tariffs as trade war escalates - The European Commission and Canada have both issued retaliatory ...

Washington Democrats finally have a first point of leverage against President Donald Trump — but it comes with a dilemma that could leave them looking even more hapless than they have so far in his ...

With a government shutdown deadline looming, Senate Democrats are vowing to block the GOP funding bill, leaving the fate of federal operations uncertain. Senate Republicans need eight Democratic votes ...

Congressional leaders exchanged sharp criticisms Wednesday as the federal government faces a potential shutdown within days, highlighting the partisan divide over spending priorities and negotiation ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, said that there is not enough Democratic support in the Senate to advance ...

D.C. officials are pleading with the U.S. Senate to restore the city’s funding levels after the House passed a spending bill that would cut about $1 billion from the District’s budget.

Senate Democrats have vowed to shut down the federal government rather than support a House-approved budget resolution to avert a pending government shutdown at the end of the day Friday.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday Senate GOP "do not have the votes" to pass a pending funding bill, ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday Senate GOP "do not have the votes" to pass a pending budget bill, setting ...

Senate Democrats announced their opposition to a Republican stopgap funding bill, increasing the risk of a government ...