Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer defends his vote with Republicans to keep the government open and his position as leader ...

Spending on research, including at the NIH, will see modest cuts this year. But the threat of big reductions in future remain ...

Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...

Several Senate Democrats have said they will not vote in favor of the current spending bill, raising the chances of a ...

Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...

Democrats faced two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives the president vast discretion on spending ...

Democratic leader Chuck Schumer voted alongside Republicans to advance a House GOP spending bill that would keep the ...

The Senate gave final approval to a stopgap spending bill to fund the government through Sept. 30. The GOP-backed measure ...

A vote to end debate on the House-passed stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown will take place on Friday ...

The U.S. Senate on Friday passed a stopgap spending bill, averting a partial government shutdown, after Democrats backed down ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took heavy criticism from fellow Democrats for backing the GOP measure, which he called ...