The Democrats are choosing a tricky path that will require discipline and focus if they are to prevail in winning the concessions they are demanding while convincing the public that Democrats are doing the right thing and holding the high ground.

The Pennsylvania Democrat voted for both the Democratic and Republican plans to avoid the impending government shutdown slated for just after midnight on Oct. 1.

Senate Democrats on Friday voted to block a Republican stopgap spending measure that would keep the government open through late November, setting up a perilous showdown with just days before federal funding lapses and no clear path to prevent a partial shutdown.

Also, Trump officials fought over the fate of a veteran U.S. attorney. Here’s the latest at the end of Friday.

Democratic leaders rejected the bill, insisting the GOP must negotiate on health care and other priorities, setting up a Senate clash.

Two top Democrats want a meeting with President Donald Trump as the deadline to avert a government shutdown looms.

The shutdown affecting car giant Jaguar Land Rover following a cyber attack should come as a "wake up call" for other companies, a business professor said.

The intervention marked Trump's first use of so-called "golden share" rights, a condition of the $14.1 billion takeover cleared in June.