Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer did things differently this time. The New York Democrat infuriated much of his party in March when he voted with Republicans to prevent a government shutdown, ...

THE CHANGING HISTORY OF THE SHUTDOWN. Why did Senate Democrats shut the government down for more than 40 days? Now that the standoff is over, it appears a number of Democrats cannot agree among ...

New Jersey Democrat Governor-elect, Rep. Mikie Sherrill, told CNN on Wednesday evening that there was "no justification" for keeping the government shut down, but also that the bill to reopen it is ...