Senate Republicans are working to gain votes for President Donald Trump's spending bill that was recently passed by the House of Representatives.

In the end, nine senators who caucus with Democrats joined with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) in voting to advance legislation to avoid a government shutdown, essentially giving up ...

Senate Democrats decided not to block a GOP-led funding bill, which many have said fails to do enough to rein in Elon Musk's DOGE.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson walks through the Capitol on Monday, March 3, 2025, in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON — House Republicans unveiled a spending bill Saturday that would keep federal ...

WASHINGTON – There's one week to go until federal funding dries up and the U.S. government shuts down if Congress can't pass legislation by March 14. Americans have felt it too. A shut down ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Saturday unveiled a short-term funding bill that would keep federal agencies funded through September and fend off the looming government shutdown. The 99-page ...

Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal would fund the government through September, and mostly maintain spending levels passed in ...

Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate, said he would vote to end the filibuster, indicating sufficient support among other party members to allow vote on Republican bill.

The measure now heads to the Senate where it’s uncertain if Democrats will provide the votes needed to avoid a lapse in ...

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Well, the Senate's Republican majority needs support from several Democrats to overcome *** key procedural hurdle that will allow them to prevent *** possible government shutdown before Friday's ...

The 99-page bill would provide a slight boost to defense programs while trimming nondefense programs below 2024 budget year ...