The group includes Democratic moderates, an independent, 4 former governors and 2 senators who have announced they're ...

The government is a step closer to re-opening and ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history. The progress in the weeks-long ...

The pact struck between Republicans and a breakaway group of eight senators sparked fury among many congressional Democrats ...

This was the only deal on the table,” Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) told reporters in a Sunday night press conference.

The Senate on Monday night approved a spending package that would reopen the government but would not address healthcare ...

Durbin is the Democratic whip and the only member of party leadership who voted with Republicans to advance the deal to end the shutdown. His likely successor as whip, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), ...

Senate Republicans hope that the package will be enough to entice enough Democrats to break the logjam in the upper chamber ...

There’s a common thread among the eight senators in the Democratic caucus who joined Republicans in advancing a plan to end ...

The Senate stalemate dragged on Thursday, and Senate Democrats remained in high spirits after clinching an Election Day sweep ...

National progressive organizations urged Chuck Schumer to step down, and have encouraged New York Rep. Alexandria ...

The reopening is seen as a missed opportunity to many Democrats, as they failed to secure certain health care items.

Eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted Sunday evening to proceed to a House-passed continuing resolution, taking ...