Opponents to the proposed tax cuts have expressed concern about effects on local and state services. The fiscal note on HB 903 estimates an impact of over $900 million on local government funds.

House Democratic leaders are staying mum on their assessment of Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) amid the uproar over his support for advancing a controversial Republican spending ...

Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) became the third Senate Democrat to publicly support advancing the House-passed stopgap ...

Sen. Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats had a choice: shut the government down or consent to a Republican funding bill that ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown ...

Former U.S. Sen. Alan Simpson, a political legend whose quick wit bridged partisan gaps, has died. He was 93. Video above: Alan Simpson speaks about George H. W. Bush in 2018: 'You would've wanted him ...

The stopgap funding bill has already passed in the House and faces a late deadline tonight in the Senate to avoid a shutdown. While Republicans have a majority in the Senate, they’ll need some ...

The Democratic Senate minority leader suddenly decided to back the GOP’s spending bill to avert a government shutdown.

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's decision to vote for the House GOP funding bill to avert a government shutdown "a tremendous mistake." ...

The federal government owns more than 90% of California’s public lands. Firing San Diego immigration court judges won’t help ...

Dozens of House Democrats signed on to a pair of letters to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schuner (D-N.Y.) on Friday, urging him to oppose the House GOP’s government funding bill as the upper ...

WASHINGTON: The US Senate appeared closer Friday (Mar 14) to avoiding an economically damaging government funding shutdown after the Democrats' top leader shied away from a major confrontation with ...