WASHINGTON - A partial government shutdown was avoided Friday when the Senate approved a bill to keep the government funded ...

The Senate March 14 approved by a vote of 54-46, a continuing resolution to fund the government through Sept. 30. The House ...

A continuing resolution to avoid a partial government shutdown passed the Senate 54-46 Friday evening. Senate Minority Leader ...

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

Republicans currently hold a 53-seat majority in the Senate. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky) has indicated that he won’t vote to ...

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

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 ...

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

Yesterday, the House passed legislation to fund the government through Sept. 30 and thereby avert a shutdown at the end of ...

Nevada Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto joined with nine other Democrats Friday to prevent efforts to block a continuing ...