Blocking the bill would require at least 41 of Schumer’s Democrats to vote against limiting debate on it, which could stop the measure dead in its tracks and could lead to a partial shutdown, which ...

The six-month funding bill, which narrowly passed in the House by a 217-213 tally, needs 60 votes to overcome a filibuster in the Senate. Since deficit hawk Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is opposed, it would ...

The bill passed the House despite all but one House Democrat voting against it — but Republicans will need support from at ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday Senate GOP "do not have the votes" to pass a pending funding bill, setting up a potential showdown over government funding.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) has signaled his party is prepared to let the government shut down.Why it ...

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

Education Department Chief Information Officer Thomas Flagg told employees that entire units under this supervision have been “dissolved.” ...

Oregon U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley spoke with NewsWatch 12 ahead of town hall meetings in Jackson and Josephine County on Sunday, March 16.

In just over 48 hours, the government will partially shut down unless Congress can pass a continuing resolution. New ...

The top Senate Democrat said his members were not ready to provide the votes to allow the Republican-written stopgap spending measure to pass ahead of a March 14 midnight deadline.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said his party would block a Republican spending bill to avert a government shutdown ...