Speaking to reporters, Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., responds to Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer to reopen the government if Republicans extend expiring health care subsidies for ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratified a deal with ...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., speaks to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Friday. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP) Editor’s note: The Senate passed legislation Monday, Nov. 10, to reopen ...

The Senate approved a bill to end the longest government shutdown in history, with some Democrats agreeing to a deal with Republicans. The 41-day shutdown may extend slightly longer, as members of the ...

WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Monday approved a compromise that would end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, breaking a weeks-long stalemate that has disrupted food ...

Eight Democrats joined Republicans in voting on a step toward re-opening the government late Nov. 9, including one lawmaker from Illinois. The ongoing shutdown is the longest in U.S. history, ...

WASHINGTON — Before they became senators, Angus King, Jeanne Shaheen, and Maggie Hassan all were New England governors used to the art of compromise and dealmaking. They put that experience to the ...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A federal judge has ordered Alabama to use a new state Senate map in upcoming legislative elections after ruling that districts drawn by lawmakers illegally diluted the voting ...