In an interview with Bill Maher, Shapiro, a Democrat who’s widely seen as a likely candidate for president in 2028, also ...

The finances of low-income Americans are getting worse, and more shoppers are going without basic necessities. That’s ...

Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...

After days of Democratic agonizing, the Senate voted to keep federal funds flowing through Sept. 30 just hours before a ...

The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...

The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare ...

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

The Senate passed a House-approved government funding bill that averts a government shutdown that was set to be triggered at ...

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

A vote to end debate on the House-passed stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown will take place on Friday ...

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

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 ...