Fragile coalition emerges as Senate Democrats may break with party to pass spending bill, potentially ending shutdown but scoring no healthcare wins.

Senators ended a rare Saturday session at the Capitol with no votes, no text of a three-bill “minibus” and few signs of ...

The bipartisan group of rank-and-file senators who have been negotiating a way out of the shutdown are mulling over a number ...

The U.S. Senate later this week aims to vote on a drastically scaled-back Republican coronavirus aid bill, Majority Leader ...

Congress has moved to prevent money from the proposed $825 billion stimulus package from being used for zoos, aquariums, golf courses, swimming pools and casinos, an effort to ensure the bill funds ...

The White House and congressional leaders agreed Wednesday that lawmakers negotiating an economic stimulus plan should work through the weekend to cobble together a bill that President Bush can sign.

The federal government remains closed Friday, Oct. 24. Does the Senate return today for a 13th vote? What to know.

The federal government shutdown has hit Day 24 and is now the second longest shutdown in United States history since it began on Oct. 1, 2025, but how much longer is it expected to last? Here's an ...

Talk of stimulus checks or IRS direct deposits of $400-$5,000 continue to spread. But are they real? Here's what is really happening in October 2025.

The second-longest government shutdown in history will likely extend into next week, as another Senate vote today, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, will not take place on a House-backed measure to reopen the ...