The Senate on Friday afternoon will again take up dueling stopgap funding bills that could reopen the government, as the lapse in funding stretches into a third day. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate was drawing closer to a vote on legislation to end the shutdown on Monday after a small group of Senate Democrats broke a 40-day stalemate late Sunday evening and voted with Republicans to move forward with reopening the ...

Lawmakers were set to return to Capitol Hill on Monday, Nov. 10 after the Senate voted to clear a path toward ending the longest government shutdown in history. On Nov. 9, the Senate voted 60-40 to advance a temporary spending measure that would fully ...

Senate Democrats are holding a press conference on Wednesday afternoon to urge President Donald Trump to use the Food and Drug Administration’s emergency fund to support the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, as food benefits are set to run out ...

The Senate will vote at 11:30 a.m. ET today, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, on a House-backed bill to fund and reopen the government, with the government shutdown 2025 poised to become the longest in history this evening, likely after senators cast their 14th vote.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) hold a press conference.