For the 12th time on Wednesday, Senate Democrats blocked Republicans' short-term funding bill to reopen the government.

The government shutdown stretched into Day 24 on Friday as the Senate failed to advance a measure to pay some federal workers ...

During his remarks from the Senate floor today, Senator Dick Durbin sounded off on President Trump's reckless mass ...

During his remarks from the Senate floor today, Senator Chris Van Hollen demanded his colleagues put an end to Trump's ...

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley has been holding the Senate floor for over 15 hours to warn of Trump's growing authoritarianism, ...

"My preference, always, is just to open up the government, then all this stuff would not be an issue," Senate Majority Leader ...

Senate Democrats have repeatedly voted down a Republican-backed bill to reopen the government during the shutdown, insisting ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — They’re divided along party lines on policy. They’re divided on the government shutdown. And now federal ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Led by Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley, Democrats seized the Senate floor on Wednesday to protest President Donald ...

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley now holds the record for third longest Senate floor speech in modern history, after delivering remarks for more than 22 hours. Merkley began speaking on the Senate floor a ...