WASHINGTON — Bipartisan talks in the U.S. Senate to end the federal shutdown have taken a positive turn, Senate Majority ...

Senate Republicans seek Democratic support to break filibuster on government funding bill. Bipartisan talks could lead to ...

S.D., wanted to keep lawmakers in town until the shutdown ended. While there was a flurry of behind-the-scenes activity, no ...

Senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago.

The bipartisan group of rank-and-file senators who have been negotiating a way out of the shutdown are mulling over a number ...

The Trump administration appealed to the Supreme Court a federal judge’s order to provide full SNAP benefits for November.

Most commentators, including me, concluded that the Tuesday election victory saved Democrats from capitulating to Republican ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer proposed a new approach bill that would fund the government at current levels and extend the health care subsidies for a year, all while negotiations get underway ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has extended a major offer to Republicans in a bid to end the ongoing U.S. government ...

Senators convened for a rare Saturday session aimed at ending the government shutdown, with no signs of an imminent ...

Congress showed momentary signs of life in the nation’s longest government showdown, but the hope for a post-election ...

Here’s a look at how area members of Congress voted over the previous week. Along with roll call votes this week, the Senate ...