Eleven out of 17 mayors in Metro Manila are seeking reelection. In local governments where mayors are term-limited, races are ...

Senate Democrats are staring down a major dilemma as they agonize over how to handle the GOP’s stopgap spending bill in the face of a potential government shutdown by the end of the week.

Trump for Making America Great Again,” said Kelsey. Kelsey, a former Republican state senator from Germantown, was indicted on five counts of campaign violations related to his failed 2016 run ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday that most Democrats in the upper chamber will not support a House Republican-passed bill to fund the federal government through the end of ...

After House Republicans passed a continuing resolution, they left town, putting pressure on Senate Democrats to agree to the CR or face a shutdown. Even though Republicans control the Senate, to ...

Senate Democrats say they will not vote for the House-passed six-month government funding package, which would boost defense spending and cut nondefense programs, unless they first get a vote on a ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats said they do not have the votes to advance a six-month Republican bill to fund the government, potentially increasing the odds of a shutdown when funding lapses on Friday ...

Washington — Less than two months since President Trump's inauguration, the Republican-led Senate has confirmed nearly every one of his Cabinet nominees. A vote has yet to be scheduled for the ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said Wednesday that Democrats would reject a government funding bill that Republicans wrote and passed through the House, leaving it ...

30 − taking the first step to avoid another government shutdown. Now, it’s up to the Senate to pass the bill and get it to President Donald Trump’s desk before the 11:59 p.m. deadline on Friday.

Even if it means prompting a shutdown, Senate Democrats should hold the line against its becoming law. Even if it means prompting a shutdown, Senate Democrats should hold the line against its ...

It will need Democratic votes to pass the Senate with a Saturday morning shutdown deadline looming. President Donald Trump, meanwhile, spoke to a group of business leaders Tuesday amid his ...