almost certainly averting a government shutdown, with multiple Senate Democrats—including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.—voting to advance the bill despite backlash from House ...

On Saturday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: A government shutdown has been averted. USA TODAY Economy Reporter Rachel Barber takes a closer look at what's actually going on amid economic ...

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities and will give Trump and his allies more leeway to dismantle the federal ...

So this long and terrible week is finally over. Chuck Schumer got what he wanted and there will be no government shutdown. We’ll never know what would have happened had it gone the other way ...

It's likely the US government will avert a debilitating shutdown on Saturday, said Sen. Ted Cruz. "I think it's probably not going to happen. I think we're gonna see the Democrats cave," Cruz (R ...

A government shutdown was averted just hours before the Friday 11:59 p.m. deadline after enough Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., helped Republicans defeat the ...

The Senate voted 54-46 to approve a stopgap spending bill known as a continuing resolution, or CR, on Friday evening, just hours before a potential government shutdown would begin. The House ...

Start the day smarter. Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. Here's a look at what happens during a government shutdown, how it can be averted and what programs are affected. If ...

DEMOCRATIC PARTY FRACTURES OVER TRUMP-BACKED BILL TO AVERT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN Senate Democrats grappled for days over whether to support the GOP-led bill. Republicans control 53 Senate seats and ...

The U.S. Senate passed a stopgap spending bill Friday evening, averting a partial government shutdown and overcoming ...

Washington has now averted a government shutdown after an up-and-down week saw House Republicans offering a united front and resistant Democrats cornered.

Democrats said the petition drive could force a government shutdown even if voters end up rejecting it in a referendum, but ...