Senate labors to prevent a government shutdown as Democrats divide before the midnight deadline
The Senate is nearing a key test vote as lawmakers work to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.
How some Senate Democrats sided with Republicans to vote against 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 ...
US Senate passes funding bill hours before government shutdown deadline, sending to Trump for signature
The US funding bill, passed with a 54-46 vote, stopped shutdown plans, preventing over 800,000 federal workers from being ...
10 Democrats help Republicans advance GOP funding bill to avoid shutdown
A group of 10 Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), on Friday voted to advance a ...
The Senate is now formally on course to avert a government shutdown
Washington is now fully set to avert a government shutdown after an up and down week that saw House Republicans offering a ...
Government shutdown live updates: Senate passes funding bill; Trump gives campaign-style speech at DOJ
Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate ...
Senate begins voting to advance bill to fund government
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) announced Friday afternoon that the Senate would begin voting immediately on a ...