Schumer's decision to vote for a Republican-sponsored budget bill called “a huge slap in the face" for Democrats.

The low-drama South Dakotan has arrived at the apex of power in the Senate just as Donald Trump is exerting his own executive authority. Will Thune draw a line?

Democrats have been struggling in how to deal with the dizzying flood of unilateral actions coming from Donald Trump these past 54 days, but tonight’s midnight deadline to keep the federal ...

Senate Democrats mounted a last-ditch protest Thursday over a Republican-led government funding bill that already passed the ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took up consideration of a measure in 2022 to shift to a watered-down “talking ...

Many Senate Democrats are digging in their heels against a stopgap bill to fund the government. But with a shutdown looming, their chances of scuttling it appear to be diminishing.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Thursday that Republicans are open to giving Democrats an amendment vote on a ...

All eyes are on the Senate as time runs out to pass a funding bill and keep the government open. “Democrats need to decide if ...

Senate Democrats say privately that they will not allow the government to shut down on Saturday, despite growing pressure ...

Two days out from a government shutdown, Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats find themselves in a serious jam. But some of them are starting to hint at how they might get out of it.