WASHINGTON - A partial government shutdown was avoided Friday when the Senate approved a bill to keep the government funded ...

The Senate passed a stopgap funding bill that averts a government shutdown and provides $6 billion in new spending for defense and another $6 billion for veterans’ health care through Sept. 30.

Senate Democrats have vowed to shut down the federal government rather than support a House-approved budget resolution to avert a pending government shutdown at the end of the day Friday.

N.Y., and other Senate Democrats said they will oppose the six-month GOP government spending bill and want a one-month CR ...

On Friday, March 14, 2025, the Senate advanced the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (H.R. 1968), a continuing ...

Rand Paul, R-Ky., said he was a firm no on the bill. Senate Democrats have criticized the spending bill, also known as a continuing resolution. After a lengthy lunch meeting Wednesday with members ...

Senate Democrats, fearful of what Trump might do during a shutdown, voted in sufficient numbers to pass the GOP continuing ...

The Senate passed a stopgap government funding bill on Friday ... but his conference sense it was the “best option” to ...

The Senate has passed a bill that would restore $1.1 billion to D.C.'s budget, but the legislation can't move forward until ...

After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to advance the House-approved measure.

Senate Republicans are racing to finalize plans to move a budget blueprint that would finally unlock their ability to move ...

"The House should take up the D.C. funding 'fix' that the Senate has passed, and get it done IMMEDIATELY," the president ...