Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top ...

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal ...

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

The party had been torn between pushing back against President Trump and triggering a shutdown with unknown consequences.

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

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

Sens. Tina Smith (D-MN) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) join MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart to discuss their plans to vote against a ...

Schumer's reported support suggests that enough Senate Democrats will join Republicans to move the House-passed bill forward.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led ...

House Republicans this week passed a government funding bill 217-213 without assistance from Democrats, losing only one vote from Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.

N.Y., indicated Thursday he would vote to advance Republicans’ six-month funding bill that passed the House to avert a government shutdown Friday night.

In a surprise turnabout, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced he is voting for a Republican measure to keep the ...