The bill aims to fill a nearly $120 million funding shortfall in MaineCare — the state's Medicaid program — and to provide $2 ...

Republicans say their spending bill would let Trump defund whatever projects he wants. Chuck Schumer and Senate Dems are expected to help advance it.

WASHINGTON—The leader of Senate Democrats moved to take the threat of a government shutdown off the table, following a ...

House Democrats were gathered in Virginia for their annual issues conference when they received the news that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was planning to vote to advance a GOP-spending bill.

New York's U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, the Democratic leader in the Senate, took a step from the brink of a government ...

N.Y., said he will for the GOP funding extension. The bill must pass by end of day Friday to avoid a shutdown.

Democrats appear on the cusp of voting to avoid a shutdown because they fear the consequences of standing up to the Trump administration could be worse.

Sen. Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD) is hoping Democrats can pass a short-term spending proposal with a special amendment meant to ...

Congress is operating under a temporary funding measure until March 14, while Senate negotiations continue over a Republican proposal to extend it through September.

Schumer relented one day after vowing that Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a ...

With just over 24 hours until the federal government was set to shut down, Maryland Democrats in Congress all said they were ...

Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top Senate Democrat to lead them into their first big battle ...