After a record-breaking 41-day federal government shutdown, the United States Senate cleared a long-sought funding bill with ...

The United States Senate has taken its first step towards ending the longest government shutdown in the country’s history as lawmakers agreed to move forward with a stopgap funding package. The ...

On Day 40 of the shutdown, eight Democrats joined Republicans in advancing a government funding measure, after 14 previous ...

The Senate-passed bill to end the record-long government shutdown moved to the full House for a final vote after a key House ...

The deal is now being debated by House lawmakers, where a final vote could be expected as early as Wednesday evening. So what's in the deal now? Let's VERIFY.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, and Newsom ...

House Republicans blast a last-minute provision in the Senate-passed government funding bill allowing senators to sue over ...

Dale Romans, pitching himself as an independent-minded Democrat in the mold of Joe Manchin, will try to win a seat for the ...

At Illinois AFL-CIO and Chicago Federation of Labor forum, Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton and U.S. Reps. Raja Krishnamoorthi and Robin Kelly each blamed Trump for voter concerns over affordability.

Kentucky Congressman Andy Barr has officially filed to run for U.S. Senate. The Republican submitted his candidacy paperwork ...

Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray announced the chamber won't reconvene in December, due to a lack of support for ...