Democratic Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer defended his vote to keep the government open last week.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer defends his vote with Republicans to keep the government open and his position as leader in an appearance on “The View” on Tuesday.

On “This Week,” ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on varied Democrats’ varying reactions to voting with Republicans to avert a government shutdown.

Senate Democrats provided the necessary votes to pass a bill that will keep the government funded through the end of September, though the vote laid bare deep divisions within the party.

California Democratic Rep. Sydney Kamlager-Dove joins ABC News to discuss the GOP spending bill, government layoffs, tariffs and the economy.

The Senate passed a House-approved government funding bill that averts a government shutdown that was set to be triggered at the end of the day Friday.

The Senate passed a House-approved government funding bill that averts a government shutdown that was set to be triggered at the end of the day Friday.

Rep. Don Bacon, R-Neb., joined ABC News Live with a reaction to a possible government shutdown as well as the Trump administration's tariffs.

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the Senate floor Friday morning to defend his decision to support a Republican short-term funding bill that will effectively help avoid a government shutdown.

The gains erase some losses suffered during an escalating trade war.

If Democrats want to mount a fight, it would require coherent collective strategy.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez called Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s decision to vote for the House GOP funding bill "a tremendous mistake."

Rep. Gabe Amo, D-R.I., says Democrats have a “lever to get Republicans to behave better in a bipartisan way.”

ABC News’ Rachel Bade explains Sen. Chuck Schumer’s decision, and the Democratic opposition coming from his own party.

Senate Democrats remained tight-lipped on Thursday after meeting on the fast-approaching government funding deadline.

Trump stood by his tariff plans. "I'm not going to bend at all," Trump said.

In remarks on the Senate floor, Chuck Schumer announced Thursday night that he plans to vote to keep the government open.

With two days left before a potential government shutdown, Senate Democrats are remaining tight-lipped about whether they will sign on to the Republicans' plan.

The possibility of a government shutdown means many federally funded national parks, monuments and attractions might be closed until the government reopens.

Hundreds of thousands of federal workers are on edge as the Senate struggles to reach a deal ahead of Friday night's looming deadline.

Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., discusses the upcoming Senate vote on the government funding bill as Democrats face pressure to avoid a government shutdown.

House Republicans successfully blocked Democrats from forcing votes and debate on President Donald Trump's controversial tariffs.

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.), discusses the ongoing budget showdown in Congress over a possible government shutdown.

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports from Capitol Hill as Congress is running out of time to prevent a government shutdown.

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal to fund the government.

Senate Democrats made it clear they will not be supporting a bill passed by House Republicans to avert a shutdown.

The spending bill heads to the Senate, where it requires 60 votes to pass -- and its fate is uncertain.

Democrats in the Senate are divided on how to handle the government funding bill that the House pass Tuesday evening.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis spoke with Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-IN) on the House GOP passing legislation to continue funding the government, and why Democrat support will be key for it to pass the Senate.

ABC News’ Linsey Davis speaks with Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) on the House bill to fund the government and avert a shutdown, and his frustrations towards the Trump administration.

House Republicans passed a bill to fund the government through the end of September 2025. The measure now heads to the Senate, where Democrats face a "stark" choice.

In dramatic fashion, House Republicans passed a bill to fund the government through the end of September 2025.

ABC News’ Rachel Bade reports on Vice President JD Vance’s meeting with House Republicans ahead of Friday’s deadline.

GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson is working to rally support for a new spending bill ahead of a Friday deadline.

ABC News’ Jay O’Brien reports on the latest headlines from Capitol Hill.

House Speaker Mike Johnson unveiled his spending bill over the weekend, a continuing resolution that would keep the government funded through September.

House Republican leaders unveiled a GOP-led stopgap funding bill on Saturday, known as a continuing resolution, that will fund the government at current levels through the end of September.

House GOP leaders on Saturday unveiled a stopgap funding bill, known as a continuing resolution, that will fund the government at current levels through September 2025.

Musk is the world's richest man, owns one of its biggest communications platforms and is increasingly politically active. Washington is seeing how potent a blend that is.

ABC News’ Rachael Bade reports on the latest in the congressional funding battle on “This Week.”

ABC News’ MaryAlice Parks joins ABC News Live to discuss how a government shutdown was narrowly avoided.

After days of heated negotiations on Capitol Hill, the House passed its funding bill to prevent a government shutdown Friday night.

ABC News’ MaryAlice Parks takes a closer look at the last-minute funding bill Congress passed that will keep the government running into the start of President–elect Donald Trump’s new term.

Senate passed the stop-gap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown just days before Christmas.

President Joe Biden signed into law the short-term funding bill on Saturday, according to a release from the White House.

Republicans and Democrats came together late Friday to pass a stop-gap spending bill. It came after President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk attacked a previous bipartisan deal.

The House of Representatives passed the two-thirds majority to pass the funding bill to avert a federal shutdown tonight. The bill, which funds the government until March, will head to the Senate.

President Biden has yet to comment on the government funding fight on Capitol Hill, and his press secretary today made clear it's on purpose. 

The final vote was 366-34-1, easily surpassing the two-thirds majority threshold needed for passage under suspension of the rules.

Based on past government estimates, some 3.5 million federal workers could go without paychecks this holiday season until an agreement is passed.