Senate Democrats on Wednesday failed for a second time to convince a single Republican to block President Donald Trump’s energy emergency declaration that allows the administration to bypass environmental regulations to build energy projects of his preference.

WASHINGTON — The Senate began voting Monday on amendments to the sweeping infrastructure deal, a day after negotiators released the text of a bill that would approve about $555 billion in new spending to overhaul the country's roads, bridges, public ...

Senators were expected to depart for the weekend, and there have been few signs of any real progress towards ending the congressional standoff.

Follow government shutdown news as Trump and Congress grapple with federal budget plans. Firings are expected soon, and some employees have received furlough notices.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Will they or won't they pass an infrastructure bill? That is the big question facing Congress as they begin to return from their Fourth of July recess. The Senate returns Monday. The House of Representatives will be back next week.

US Senators have for a fourth time failed to pass spending proposals to reopen the federal government, extending the ongoing shutdown into next week. Two separate spending proposals - one from the Democrats and one from Republicans - failed to reach the required 60-vote threshold.