Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities and will give Trump and his allies more leeway to dismantle the federal ...

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez leads Sen. Chuck Schumer by 18% in a poll of a potential New York Democratic 2028 primary ...

N.Y., said he would not resign and defended his vote in favor of the spending bill to avoid a government shutdown.

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 and Republicans in the Senate are laying the groundwork for a government shutdown standoff as the clock ticks down.

The Senate voted mostly along party lines Friday afternoon to pass the House Republican-drafted bill to fund government through September, avoiding a government shutdown only hours before funding was ...

The Senate passed a Republican-led spending bill Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed ...

Senate Democrats battled behind closed doors Tuesday over how to handle the House bill, with a number of Democrats — especially those in swing states — arguing a government shutdown must be ...

21, 2025Tom Williams—CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Reporter In a dramatic break with much of their party, ten Senate Democrats voted alongside Republicans on Friday to pass a six-month funding ...

The U.S. Senate on Friday night averted a looming midnight shutdown of federal government by passing a funding bill after approving a key procedural vote with the support of enough Democrats.

if doing so is the only way to avoid a government shutdown at week’s end. And one Democratic senator familiar with the internal deliberations said Senate Democrats will ultimately vote to keep ...

Schumer said he is the "best at winning Senate seats" amid questions about his leadership after he voted to advance a GOP ...