NPR's Michel Martin talks with Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about Senate prospects for passage of a spending bill to avert a government shutdown.

House Republicans narrowly passed their stopgap funding bill Tuesday despite a nearly-united “no” vote from Democrats and one Republican. The measure, a 99-page “clean” continuing resolution that will ...

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday passed a stopgap bill to keep federal agencies funded past ...

There’s no telling how long such a shutdown would last since the House recessed on Tuesday and isn’t expected to return until March 24, putting even more pressure on Democrats.

The Senate voted on a narrower budget bill that is less likely to affect Medicaid, but the chamber will have to reach an agreement with the House later in the year.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the ball is in Russia's court now that Ukraine has agreed to a cease fire.

It's up to the Senate to pass the spending bill and get it to President Donald Trump’s desk to avert a possible government shutdown.

It's one of the biggest legislative tests so far of the President Donald Trump's second term, prompting Vice President JD ...

Senate Democrats Wednesday faced tough choices after the Republican-led House narrowly passed a stopgap spending bill that would avert a partial government shutdown as soon as this weekend.

The bill to keep the government funded passed the House, 217-213, with only one Democrat, Golden, voting for it and only one Republican voting against it.

Senior congressional correspondent Chad Pergram provides details on Senate Republicans' move to pin a possible government shutdown on Democrats as they mull whether to stand up to President Donald ...

House Republicans passed a bill to fund the government, but only after the Trump administration said it would ignore it and ...