Before the Senate voted on Friday to fund the government and avert a shutdown, Sen. Patty Murray made it known that she ...

The vote came at a steep price for Democrats, fracturing the party with calls to oust Schumer as leader and primary Democrats who sided with the GOP.

Both Sens. Bernie Sanders and Peter Welch voted no, saying the funding bill gave President Donald Trump and his advisors too much budgetary power.

Here's a look at what happened in the U.S. government this week: The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday, hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to ...

A government shutdown was averted just hours before the Friday 11:59 p.m. deadline after enough Democrats, including Senate ...

The Senate voted to advance a spending bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown.

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

The Senate has passed a six-month spending bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to ...

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

A government shutdown was set to happen at the end of the day Friday. As the clock ticked, Senate Democrats were in an unenviable position. They were forced to choose between a GOP bill that ...

President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a government shutdown.

To shut down or not to shut down? That is the question – and it’s one that’s caused Democrats a tremendous amount of ...