Live updates and the latest news as the Senate turns to a government funding bill to avoid a shutdown and Trump's pick to ...

The raucous lunch came as Senate Democrats struggle to unify on how to vote for a House-passed continuing resolution that ...

Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday evening backed off his shutdown threat and said he will vote for the ...

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer has announced he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending ...

Many Democrats are agitating for their party’s senators to block the measure in defiance of President Trump, but the leader said doing so would prompt a shutdown that would only empower Mr. Trump.

With funding set to run out at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, several more Senate Democrats remain non-committal while others publicly ...

Now it goes to the Senate, where the state’s senior senator is keeping her stance on the House GOP spending bill close to her ...

Pinned to the top of Elon Musk’s X account is a six-minute clip of his recent three-hour interview with the podcaster Joe ...

Longer hours at 10 downstate offices, including two on Long Island, are being held in advance of the May 7 deadline.

Reverend Michael Blake, a proud son of Jamaican immigrants, is in the race to become the next mayor of New York City.

GOP leaders inserted language into a procedural measure that nullified the House's ability to vote on resolutions to overturn tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. This procedural measure was included ...

Immigration has continued to be a central issue in local politics this year, particularly with New York City’s sanctuary city ...