Senate Agrees To End Debate on Funding Bill, DC Budget Fix
Senate set to vote on key measures today, including the government funding bill and D.C. budget fix. This live blog is now closed.
Young Democrats’ Anger Boils Over as Schumer Retreats on Shutdown
Younger Democrats are chafing at and increasingly complaining about what they see as the feebleness of the old guard’s ...
‘Tremendous mistake’: Democrats turn on each other in fight over Trump ‘slush fund’
When a handful of Democrat senators supported a Republican funding bill late on Friday night, their colleagues were furious.
The Latest: Senate has just hours left to avoid a partial government shutdown
The Senate is finding itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare ...
Dalai Lama says his successor to be born outside China
Tibetans worldwide want the institution of the Dalai Lama to continue after the 89-year-old's death, but China says it will ...
Opinion
Panic politics: Law professors’ umpteenth ‘constitutional crisis’ falls flat
After years of such claims, the perpetual crisis has left a dwindling number of people inclined to panic. Many simply have more pressing matters at the moment and have the same reaction of former ...