The moves came after Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the US Senate, signalled his support for a Republican stop-gap ...

US benchmark equity indexes were higher intraday amid expectations that a looming government shutdown would be avoided. The Nasdaq Composite was up 2.5% at 17,735.9 after midday Friday, while the S&P ...

The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare. Democrats confront two painful options Friday as a midnight deadline looms.

Trump and DOGE are set to gain more control over federal funds with the passage of a continuing resolution to avert a ...

Jimmy Fallon on Thursday addressed the potential government shutdown, turning his commentary into a burn of the Trump administration. (Watch the video below.) “Our government could stop functioning,” ...

Darn. It looks like the government won't be shutting down after all, after Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D–N.Y.) signaled he would break with his party and vote for the GOP spending bill after all, ...

Sen. Richard Blumenthal said he understands Schumer's support for the bill but said it would result in "immediate, cruel ...

Unless Congress can pass a bill to fund the federal government (which Donald Trump then signs) before midnight on Friday, the ...

Nancy Pelosi is calling on her fellow Democrats in the Senate to defy Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and vote against a GOP-backed bill.

Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate ...

Schumer's commitment comes a day after the top Senate Democrat said “Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate.” ...