Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...

Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...

The party’s split over supporting a spending extension to avert a lapse in government funding boiled down to a practical ...

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

Privately, many Senate Democrats conceded that their leader was doing his job by protecting his members from a tough vote and ...

The Senate voted on a key procedural motion regarding the House-passed stopgap spending bill on Friday. If a measure is not ...

Democrats were confronted with two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives President Donald Trump vast ...

Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...

The advance vote: The Senate voted 62-38 to end debate on the bill – a cloture vote – and advance it to a final vote. Nine ...

Democrats faced two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives the president vast discretion on spending ...

The passage of the funding bill came hours before a shutdown, with Democrats under fierce pressure to oppose the measure.