The Senate is working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare Friday. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer signalled he'd allow Democrats to side with Republicans and allow t

A federal judge ordered the federal government to rehire thousands of employees dismissed from six agencies, saying the Trump administration’s justification for firing the probationary workers had been a “sham.

Live updates and the latest news as the Senate turns to a government funding bill to avoid a shutdown and Trump's pick to lead the CDC gets a confirmation hearing.

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) said on the Senate floor Wednesday that not enough Democrats support the Republican-led funding measure that passed the House on Tuesday. With days to go until a shutdown deadline,

With less than two days until the government shuts down, the ball is in the Senate’s court to pass a short-term funding bill. Though under intensifying pressure to vote against the