Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has taken steps that will give the Senate the option to set up a vote next week on a government funding extension as the threat of a shutdown looms at the end of the month.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is laying the groundwork to blame Trump and Republicans for a possible partial government shutdown.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) on Thursday will tee up a stopgap spending bill for a vote next week in a last-minute bid to avert an Oct. 1 government shutdown. The legislative move comes the day after the Republican-led House rejected Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) proposal to extend current funding levels into the next

The House on Wednesday voted down Speaker Mike Johnson's funding plan with 14 Republicans voting against it and two others voting present.

Mike Johnson's spending bill faces opposition from Republicans and Democrats, risking failure and a government shutdown.

The end to the shutdown drama is in sight. The end to House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) political headaches is not. Why it matters: This caps 10 excruciating days for Johnson. At each step, he's insisted the inevitable wasn't inevitable.