A dock workers union threatens to strike Oct.1. That would shut down key ports in NJ, NY and along the East Coast before ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is laying the groundwork to blame Trump and Republicans for a possible partial ...

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has taken steps that will give the Senate the option to set up a vote next week on a ...

Party leaders are discussing a three-month deal that is expected to be amenable to Democrats.

With just one week left in the session before Congress departs for a six-week election break, there’s not much time for ...

House Republicans have shifted gears as they race to avoid a government shutdown, eyeing a three-month stopgap spending bill ...

The House voted to reject a bill that included legislation that would require proof of citizenship to vote and prevent a ...

Lawmakers have until Sept. 30 to extend government funding. Internal Republican divisions are posing a problem for Speaker ...

With a potential government shutdown taking place at the end of the month, NBC Senior National Political Reporter Sahil Kapur ...

"We cannot have a government shutdown," Mitch McConnell, said. "It would be politically beyond stupid for us to do that right ...

Both Republicans and Democrats opposed the stopgap funding bill, which was tied to new rules requiring proof of U.S.

The House has rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's bill to temporarily fund the government. The legislation that failed Wednesday ...