Poor U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin — the vultures are circling. For starters, there's Father Time. Still undefeated, this ravenous super senior is swinging his scythe closer and closer to the octogenarian ...

Uncertainty isn’t good for any of us, and it’s particularly bad for businesses that count on consistent customers, employees ...

How he handles a battle against a massive GOP plan to extend tax cuts for the wealthy and the coming 2026 midterm elections will be closely watched.

Curtis' bill would create a baseline budget that restarts each fiscal year at the prior year’s spending levels unless altered ...

The budget deal in Congress cut off a funding source for local initiatives involving child care, health care and housing.

Leaning into comments by top House Democrat Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.), Pelosi suggested she had confidence in Schumer to lead Democrats in the Senate but criticized him for surrendering bargaining ...

Schumer understood things could get much worse for federal employees and congressional Democrats during a shutdown.

On Saturday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: A government shutdown has been averted. USA TODAY Economy Reporter Rachel Barber takes a closer look at what's actually going on amid economic ...

WASHINGTON, United States — The United States averted a government shutdown with hours to spare Friday as lawmakers already reeling from President Donald Trump’s radical federal spending cuts voted to ...

The Senate minority leader, Democrat Chuck Schumer, and nine others broke with their colleagues to vote to advance the bill to its final Friday evening vote. Two Democrats - Senator Jeanne Shaheen ...