The new proposal would have extended Affordable Care Act subsidies for one year and formed a bipartisan committee to tackle health care reforms.

Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Senate Republicans and Democrats have rejected each other's proposals to fund the federal government and end the record 38-day government shutdown.

Sen. John Curtis said government shutdowns have hurt Republicans in the past, and that Democrats don't have an

By David Morgan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Democrats moved to center stage in the U.S. government shutdown drama on Thursday, as they met behind closed doors to consider what the

Senate Democrats are reportedly set on continuing to drag out the government shutdown with another "no" vote on Friday.