Poor U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin — the vultures are circling. For starters, there's Father Time. Still undefeated, this ravenous super senior is swinging his scythe closer and closer to the octogenarian ...

Dick Durbin — the vultures are circling. For starters, there’s Father Time. Still undefeated, this ravenous super senior is ...

WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer says he won’t resign his post, despite pressure from some in his party ...

With the threat of a government shutdown averted after the Senate passed a government funding bill Friday, Washington and the nation can breathe a sigh of relief. But in the aftermath, Senate ...

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State of the Union: Schumer’s endorsement of the spending bill drew ire from many Democrats. The spending bill, which funds the government through September of this year, was in some doubt as ...

The Senate minority leader, Democrat Chuck Schumer, and nine others broke with their colleagues to vote to advance the bill to its final Friday evening vote. Two Democrats - Senator Jeanne Shaheen ...

NEW YORK, - The euro rose on Friday after German parties agreed on a fiscal deal that could boost defence spending and revive growth in Europe's largest economy. The dollar weakened against the ...

Stock indexes Friday traded higher as a US government shutdown on March 15 appeared unlikely after Senate Democratic leader Schumer said Thursday night that he will not block the Republican ...

A Norfolk grandmother charged in the death of her 3-month old granddaughter was in court Monday as her case moves forward. A man has died following a late-night shooting in Norfolk. According to ...

Shutdown averted: The Senate on Friday narrowly averted a government shutdown at midnight, passing in a 54-46, nearly party-line vote a G.O.P.-written stopgap spending measure that funds the ...