Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ready to ...

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

The Senate is working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare as Democrats confront two painful ...

By Sarah Ladd Kentucky Lantern In response to what one Republican called “a desperate need for clarity” in Kentucky abortion ...

The Democratic town hall in Omaha follows Republican U.S. Rep. Don Bacon's announcement this week that he would hold a ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe is expected to sign a plan that would put the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department under state ...

The Senate Subcommittee on Ethics deadlocked 2-2 on partisan lines on two new complaints against Sen. Nicole Mitchell, ...

Staff for Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC) say the senator will not attend certain town hall meetings organized by protesters due to death threats the senator and his staff have received.

Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York broke with his party Thursday and lined up enough Democrats to advance a Republican-written bill to keep federal funding flowing past a Friday night deadline.

"As bad as passing the CR is, allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option," Schumer said.

With a government funding deadline looming, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has reversed course on the temporary ...