The federal government shutdown has become the longest in U.S. history as Senate works rare Friday session seeking bipartisan ...

The filibuster, a long-standing Senate rule, allows a single senator to block most legislation unless 60 senators vote to cut off debate. Democrats have used the filibuster to block Republicans’ ...

Republicans now have a choice: do they actively speak out against what Trump is doing or do they double down?' ...

We could do some things on health care,” the Senate Budget chair said. “We can do some things on policy, taxes and spending.” ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told fellow Republicans Thursday to be prepared to vote Friday on the bill to open the ...

Even a promise of chaos at airports nationwide was not enough to get a deal off the ground in Congress — at least not yet.

Now both parties are recalibrating their shutdown strategies while the White House weighs a more direct role in cutting a ...

President Donald Trump has demanded that Sen. Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) end the filibuster and eliminate the 60-vote threshold so Republicans can move their spending bill forward. Laura ...

Talks of a potential bipartisan agreement to end the government shutdown are emerging among some senators, though the path ...

President Trump wants Senate Republicans to scrap the 60-vote threshold to end the government shutdown and move other ...

Several senators are involved in heated exchanges over what's been dubbed the "Schumer Shutdown," including Ohio's own Bernie ...

Federal officials said Wednesday, Nov. 5, that flight cuts are coming to major airports amid the funding crisis, which has ...