Bill to avert government shutdown clears key hurdle with help from Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown ...
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Senate passes last-minute Republican spending legislation
The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it to President Donald Trump to be signed ...
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Nancy Pelosi Sets Her Sights on Chuck Schumer After Shutdown Surrender
Pelosi is just the latest, but is arguably the most influential, Democrat to slam Schumer’s decision. The former House ...
Recap: Government shutdown averted, Senate-passed spending bill goes to Trump
President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
Patty Murray voices Democrats’ outrage over GOP spending bill after Schumer folds to avert shutdown
Before the Senate voted on Friday to fund the government and avert a shutdown, Sen. Patty Murray made it known that she ...
U.S. Senate passes continuing resolution with Klobuchar and Smith opposing
The bill’s path to approval caused upheaval in the Democratic ranks and put Senate Democrats in a tough spot.
Schumer brushes off leadership questions: ‘My caucus and I are in sync’
I believe it is my job to make the best choice for the country, to minimize the harms to the American people. Therefore, I ...
Here Are the Democrats Who Voted to Avert a Shutdown
The spending measure, which passed the House earlier in the week, was presented to the Senate as a take-it-or-leave-it ...
Senate approves spending bill to avert government shutdown
The Senate on Friday narrowly averted a government shutdown at midnight, passing a GOP-written stopgap spending measure after ...