News that Senate Democrats will now support a funding bill helped lift U.S. stock market futures. "While the C.R. bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are ...

U.S. importers warn president’s 200% tariff threat on E.U. alcohol will kill demand - President’s chaotic trade war continues ...

Bitcoin was rising as risk sentiment recovers on optimism that the U.S. could avoid a government shutdown. Senate Minority ...

Leader Chuck Schumer has thrown up his hands and said he will oppose a GOP-triggered government shutdown. That means he’s supporting the GOP’s cruel government paralysis.

The hearing falls on a busy day in Washington as Congress has until midnight to pass a spending bill to avoid a government ...

President Trump continued to threaten tariffs as DOGE continued its cuts of the federal workforce. It was another ...

Republicans will, of course, try to blame Democrats if we have a government shutdown. But a shutdown could not happen if Trump really had a mandate.

Thanks to the 2019 Government Shutdown Prevention Act, if there is a shutdown Friday, 11:59 p.m., eventually back pay must be provided to the majority of furloughed workers. However, with the ...

The decision to allow the spending bill to move forward is likely to draw backlash from liberal lawmakers and party activists ...

Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...

Democrats have been struggling in how to deal with the dizzying flood of unilateral actions coming from Donald Trump these past 54 days, but tonight’s midnight deadline to keep the federal ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ...