Washington Democrats finally have a first point of leverage against President Donald Trump — but it comes with a dilemma that ...

Congress is nearing Friday’s midnight deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown, but a Republican spending bill is encountering obstacles in the Senate. The Senate Republican majority needs to ...

I’m writing in response to “House censures Democrat; Fetterman criticizes colleagues” ( March 7). Sen. John Fetterman described Democrats’ responses to President Donald Trump’s speech as “unhinged ...

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Senate Democrats say privately that they will not allow the government to shut down on Saturday, despite growing pressure from activists and liberal lawmakers who want them to kill a GOP-crafted ...

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) defied House Democratic leadership Tuesday when he voted for the GOP’s bill to avert a government ...

The Democratic grappling reflects a larger question confronting the party: When to fight and when to fall in line?

Sen. John Fetterman pushed back on the term "oligarchs" on Tuesday during an interview with MSNBC and urged Democrats to talk ...

Democrats are still divided over whether they should attempt to utilize their leverage to extract concessions from Republicans or risk a shutdown.

After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said his party would block a Republican spending bill to avert a government shutdown ...

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