Democrats on Friday twice blocked a proposal from Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) to pay federal workers during the shutdown. A motion to advance a bill to pay excepted employees and members of the military ...

Democrats expressed support for paying federal employees in the shutdown, but argued that the GOP-led bill needs more guardrails on the Trump administration.

Senator Ron Johnson: I Want To Eliminate Shutdowns For All Time. Democrats cry over federal workers not getting paid, yet they reject bills that will pay them. Right over to the great Senator Ron ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) offered a plan Friday to end the government shutdown, headlined by a one-year extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits and a ...

The Senate on Friday failed to pass a bill to pay federal workers forced to work without pay during the government shutdown, with Democrats refusing to yield to GOP attempts to fund any parts of the ...

Republican and Democratic lawmakers remain at a stalemate on finding a government funding solution. Meanwhile, the shutdown impacts are mounting as SNAP funding has run dry and flights are delayed ...

Republican and Democratic lawmakers remain at a stalemate on finding a government funding solution. Meanwhile, the shutdown impacts are mounting. SNAP funding is at the center of a high-profile court ...