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 ...

The Senate passed a House-approved government funding bill that averts a government shutdown that was set to be triggered at ...

Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...

The advance vote: The Senate voted 62-38 to end debate on the bill – a cloture vote – and advance it to a final vote. Nine ...

The Senate is set to vote on the House-approved continuing resolution on Friday in order to avert a government shutdown. The ...

The Senate has swiftly approved legislation that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact.

The Senate passed a House-approved government funding bill that averts a government shutdown that was set to be triggered at ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown ...

Democrats voted to end the filibuster, paving the way for Republicans to pass their funding bill before the shutdown deadline ...

The Republican-led Senate on Friday voted to end debate on its six-month Continuing Resolution, preparing the chamber to vote on passing the legislation later in the day. A total of 10 Senate ...

Senators voted Friday to pass legislation to prevent cuts to the District of Columbia’s local budget after city officials ...