The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

Sens. Tina Smith (D-MN) and Jeff Merkley (D-OR) join MSNBC's Jonathan Capehart to discuss their plans to vote against a ...

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

California's Medicaid program has borrowed $3.4 billion from the state's general fund — and will likely need even more — to ...

A town hall held by Rep. Chuck Edwards in Asheville, North Carolina, got rowdy as attendees asked a barrage of scathing ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said that he will vote to advance a Republican bill to fund the government for ...

What does a government shutdown mean? When does the Senate vote? And everything else you need to know about the looming ...

Republicans would need eight Democratic senators to join them to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government.

“Instead of strengthening our food supply chain and supporting students and food banks, the Trump White House wants cuts, ...

Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including more federal layoffs and ...

It's easy these days to feel hopeless about the basic mechanics of democracy. But what happened in the Montana State House shows it’s not all for naught.

As the government shutdown deadline approaches, Senate Democrats challenge the GOP spending plan, highlighting partisan ...