Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing ...

The New York congresswoman said it was "unthinkable" for Senate Democrats to hand away leverage on Medicare, Medicaid and ...

WASHINGTON—The leader of Senate Democrats moved to take the threat of a government shutdown off the table, following a ...

The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the ...

Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top ...

Schumer's commitment comes a day after the top Senate Democrat said “Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate.” ...

Schumer’s comments are a change in tune from Wednesday when he said that Democrats would not provide the votes needed to ...

As of Wednesday night, it looked like a path was emerging whereby Senate Democrats would abandon plans to filibuster the ...

With funding set to run out at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, several more Senate Democrats remain non-committal while others publicly ...