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The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.

House Republicans this week passed a government funding bill 217-213 without assistance from Democrats, losing only one vote from Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.

Congress is operating under a temporary funding measure until March 14, while Senate negotiations continue over a Republican proposal to extend it through September.

The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the ...

The government runs out of funding Friday at midnight, leaving Democrats to decide whether to help Republicans pass a bill to avoid a shutdown or block the bill and be blamed for triggering one.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending ...

Many Senate Democrats are digging in their heels against a stopgap bill to fund the government. But with a shutdown looming, their chances of scuttling it appear to be diminishing.

NY, said he plans to vote for a Republican bill to fund the government through September, paving the way for other Democrats ...

Senate Democrats are attempting to balance rejecting the GOP-back stopgap measure with preventing the government from shutting down.

A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that already passed the House.