The Democratic grappling reflects a larger question confronting the party: When to fight and when to fall in line?

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The top Senate Democrat said his members were not ready to provide the votes to allow the Republican-written stopgap spending ...

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Washington Democrats finally have a first point of leverage against President Donald Trump — but it comes with a dilemma that ...

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) defied House Democratic leadership Tuesday when he voted for the GOP’s bill to avert a government ...

Senate Democrats say they are prepared to vote against the Republicans’ bill if lawmakers do not strike a deal by Friday ...

After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to ...

Charts show how each Democratic and Republican senator voted on President Trump's Cabinet picks and selection for FBI director.

Senate Democrats are staking out their positions on a bill to temporarily fund the government, known as a continuing resolution (CR), which would avert a federal shutdown.

Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said his party would block a Republican spending bill to avert a government shutdown ...

But such a move would risk shifting some of the blame for an increasingly shaky US economy from Trump onto the rival party US ...