Schumer came under fierce criticism in March for helping to advance a shutdown-avoiding spending bill written solely by ...

The dramatic collapse in talks over the weekend doesn't bode well for the tougher job lawmakers are facing of funding the ...

The president accused Senate Democrats of using confirmations of more than 150 of his nominees as leverage for funding deals.

Lawmakers have left Washington for the annual August recess, but a few weeks of relative quiet at the U.S. Capitol can't mask ...

Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and John Curtis (R-UT) have so-called “holds,” an informal objection that prevents nominees from receiving swift confirmation, on three Treasury Department candidates.

The FBI is investigating Letitia James for alleged mortgage fraud after she wrote that a property in Virginia was her primary residence, among other falsehoods.