Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are laying the groundwork for a government shutdown standoff as the clock ticks down.

Bills filed by Democrats would make legislative records public again and prevent quick rollouts of massive budget bills.

Ms Shaheen is the third Democratic senator in a competitive state to announce that she would retire after the midterms. Gary Peters of Michigan and Tina Smith of Minnesota have done the same. Those ...

This week the House passed legislation to fund the government through September 30 and thereby avert a shutdown at the end of ...