One of the people privy to the discussions between Schumer and left-wing activists over the weekend called them "tense and unproductive."

"I think you'll be surprised, or maybe you won't," said the measure's supporter, Rand Paul. One wishes we were more surprised.

Schumer saw that Trump held a formidable negotiating position, so the Democratic senator bought time by announcing his support for the CR.

Democrats say the GOP sacrificed children with cancer on a pyre, "so that we can make way for tax cuts for billionaires." Is that true?

Amid significant Republican disaffection, the House passed a stopgap budget bill Friday night, capping a week of drama in Washington.

Attkisson confirmed what readers know: The establishment media colludes with Democrats and government shutdowns have little real-life impact.

As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to return to the White House, Democrats have found another figure to hate almost as much.

A second stopgap spending bill went down to defeat Thursday with one day left to avert a federal government shutdown.

"Slapped together at the eleventh hour with a looming deadline, this bloated piece of legislation is a betrayal of the American people."

Housse Speaker Mike Johnson says another plan is coming to avoid a government shutdown, but no details have yet been revealed.