The Senate's meeting on Oct. 14 will be another attempt to approve legislation to fund the government, following seven previous unsuccessful tries.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has set up one vote Tuesday afternoon to reopen the government, giving Democrats only the opportunity to vote for or against a House-passed continuing

The U.S. Senate voted against proposed legislation late Monday night that would have prevented a government shutdown by activating a short-term resolution to fund the government. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) introduced the “Eliminate Shutdowns Act” earlier this month.

U.S. Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-Miss.) today sharply criticized Senate Democrats for voting repeatedly to reject a clean, bipartisan bill to reopen the federal government as the ongoing shutdown begins to take a toll on the lives of everyday Americans.

Instead of responsibly managing our nation’s finances, the government shutdown was a result of bickering between the two political parties concerning how

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer's strategy seems to be shutting down the government in order to grow the government.

U.S. President Donald Trump's administration froze $2.1 billion in Chicago transit funding on Friday, starving another Democratic city of funds as a bid to end the government shutdown failed again in the Senate.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston ruled that the administration isn’t following legal requirements for conducting reductions in force.