Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) offered a glimmer of hope about a deal to raise the debt ceiling, emphasizing that enough progress has been made that senators might need to come back from ...

Cocooned in Washington, political elites aren’t ready for the answer. In the middle of America, your average blue-collar ...

Shutdown brinkmanship exposes how rare real cuts are. Congress must use these moments to cut spending and regulation, not ...

When Congress can’t reach a funding agreement, both sides of the political aisle whip up talking points about what a shutdown ...

The relationship between Majority Leader John Thune and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who have known each other for decades, has grown tense.

Republicans are banking on Democrats blinking first to end a government shutdown. But just in case, they're going to make it as painful as possible. Why it matters: Six months of grassroots fury — and ...