Workers expect to miss their first full paychecks within the next few days, depending on where they work. The vote was different from the previous 11 votes that failed to advance a ...

The government shutdown stretched into Day 24 on Friday as the Senate failed to advance a measure to pay some federal workers ...

The Senate failed to advance the House-passed funding bill that would end the government shutdown for the 12th time on ...

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and other members speak in Washington D.C. as Senate Democrats repeatedly vote against ...

The Senate again voted down the House-passed funding bill to reopen the federal government Wednesday. The 12th vote on the legislation failed 54-46. It followed a 22-hour speech from Sen. Jeff Merkley ...

The Senate began voting just before noon today on an extension to reopen the government. Here's what's happened.

The Democratic Senator from Oregon is delivering an hours-long speech in the against President Trump. This blog is now closed ...

Democrats continue to insist on greater health care spending as a condition to reopen the government. But Republicans ...

Get live updates from Capitol Hill after Republicans and Democrats failed to reach an agreement to avert a government shut ...

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CONCORD, N.H. -- CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — John E. Sununu enters GOP primary race in New Hampshire for US Senate seat he lost in ...

Live from the U.S. Senate floor as Democratic Senator Jeff Merkley is holding the floor for hours.