Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate ...

Here's a look at what happened in the U.S. government this week: The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday, hours ...

President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a ...

A round-up of news briefs from CT Mirror reporters about this week's happenings at the Connecticut General Assembly.

To shut down or not to shut down? That is the question – and it’s one that’s caused Democrats a tremendous amount of ...

Dr. Mehmet Oz is set to appear before the Senate Finance committee Friday for his confirmation hearing to be the ...

The survey of 1,000 U.S. adults found more than 60 percent of Americans are worried about Medicare and Medicaid cuts under the new budget.

The Senate voted mostly along party lines Friday afternoon to pass the House Republican-drafted bill to fund government through September, avoiding a government shutdown only hours before funding ...

New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez led a chorus of outrage at Schumer, accusing him of betraying grassroots Democrats who ...

The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...