Senate passes GOP measure to avert shutdown as Democrats fume over choice
The Senate passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline Friday, ...
Spending bill to avert shutdown successfully beats filibuster with hours until deadline
The Senate voted on a key procedural motion regarding the House-passed stopgap spending bill on Friday. If a measure is not ...
Republicans Win Shutdown Showdown, Leaving Democrats Indignant and Divided
The Senate voted to avoid a government shutdown less than nine hours before the deadline, leaving Democrats divided and ...
Schumer, Facing Backlash for Not Forcing a Shutdown, Says He’ll Take ‘the Bullets’
Privately, many Senate Democrats conceded that their leader was doing his job by protecting his members from a tough vote and ...
Schumer Leads Party in Conflict After Retreat on Shutdown
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer’s calculated call to avoid a disruptive government shutdown alienates a political base ...
Democrats confront limits of their minority power after bruising shutdown vote
Senate Democrats were grim Friday as they left Washington after a brutal 10-week stretch that consistently showed the limits ...
Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight, with anger running high
The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...
Schumer says he will vote to advance GOP spending bill, lowering threat of shutdown
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) announced on the Senate floor Thursday that he plans to vote to advance a House ...