Schumer says Senate on course to pass short-term spending bill before funding lapses at midnight “I have very good news for my colleagues and for the country,” Majority Leader Chuck Schumer ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that Democrats won't provide enough support to pass a government funding bill that Republicans wrote and passed through ...

Schumer defended his handling of the funding showdown with Republicans and imagined the flood of complaints he would be fielding if Democrats had forced a shutdown.

The Senate set votes to begin at 9 a.m. on Trump's legislative priorities without knowing whether enough Republicans will ...

WASHINGTON — The House Budget Committee will reconvene on Sunday night to advance the framework for President Donald Trump’s massive agenda after a group of GOP rebels tanked the framework in ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer renewed his promise to stay in his leadership position as the Democratic Party tries to find its footing.

A day before a potential government shutdown, the House rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s new plan Thursday to fund operations and suspend the debt ceiling, as Democrats and dozens of ...

Despite facing calls to step down as the top Senate Democrat since he supported a stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown, Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York is staying in his leadership role in th… ...