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

Enough Democrats were set to vote for cloture on a new spending package to get over a 60-vote hurdle and set the stage to end the shutdown.

The UK tax body's move came after MPs on the Treasury Select Committee demanded answers over the benefits being stopped ...

National parks are closed, federal research has come to a halt and funding for programs is running dry. Forty-two million ...

On Day 40 of the shutdown, eight Democrats joined Republicans in advancing a government funding measure, after 14 previous votes fell short.

The Senate agreeing on the funding package is the first step toward reopening the government after a historic 40 day shutdown ...

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A new 31-page bill to end the government shutdown was released Sunday evening and then quickly advanced by the Senate in the ...

A new 31-page bill to end the government shutdown was released Sunday evening with multiple reports suggesting a number of moderate Senate Democrats are leaning towards helping to advance the measure ...

• Senate moves forward: The Senate has voted 60-40 on a key step toward reopening the government. The vote came after a critical group of eight Senate Democratic centrists reached a deal with Senate ...

The deal paves the way for the government to reopen but the agreement still needs to be voted on in the House.

A small but critical group of Democrats backed legislation to fund the government, providing the votes to move forward with a spending package that would end the shutdown in coming days.