(The Center Square) – Lawmakers have prevented a government shutdown by passing a six-month funding stopgap bill, with the U.S. Senate voting 54-46 hours before the midnight deadline. The ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald ...

Lawmakers face a tough decision this year: hike the national debt to extend the Trump-era tax cuts or let them expire and ...

Them’s fightin’ words.With the federal government’s March 21 deadline for the state to shut down congestion pricing less that ...

Iowa programs will miss out on about $96 million in federal funding after Congress passed a stopgap funding bill that omitted ...

The social media app could shut down on April 5 unless it is sold to a new non-Chinese owner. Mr. Trump issued an order ...

President Donald Trump did not rule out seeking a third term for president when asked by NBC on Sunday, saying, “There are ...

The U.S. government will probably risk defaulting on some of its $36.6 trillion in debt as soon as August - or possibly even ...

Many in the party felt the New York Democrat was not showing sufficient fight, arguing that a government shutdown would have forced Trump and Republicans to the negotiating table. Yet for Schumer ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won't resign his post, despite pressure from some in his party after he voted ...

Chuck Schumer has no plans to step aside as Senate minority leader as criticism of his and Democrats' ineffectiveness in ...