Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending bill to prevent a midnight Friday government shutdown.

N.Y., announced Thursday he would vote to advance Republicans’ six-month funding bill that passed the House to avert a government shutdown Friday night. The move represents a major concession from ...

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal to fund the government.

House members in the Congressional Progressive Caucus were giving a news conference Thursday night as news broke that Senate ...

After meeting with his conference, the Senate minority leader said "Republicans do not have the votes" to advance the House-approved measure, which requires 60 to pass.

Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top Senate Democrat to lead them into their first big battle against President ...

Schumer's reported support suggests that enough Senate Democrats will join Republicans to move the House-passed bill forward.

Stephen Colbert pressed Chuck Schumer on his reasons for supporting a GOP-backed bill and whether he'll be handing them a similar win in September.

"I believe it is my job to make the best choice for the country to minimize the harms to the American people. Therefore I will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down." ...

Senate Democrats are considering the path forward after the House narrowly approved a stopgap measure to keep the government funded.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced on Thursday he will help advance a House-passed stopgap measure to fund the government, a move that paves the way for Congress to avert a Friday ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won't resign his post despite pressure after he voted to move forward with GOP ...