Senate Democrats refuse to go along with GOP spending plan, as shutdown deadline nears
A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that ...
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To avert a government shutdown, Senate Democratic leader says he’ll vote with the GOP
Schumer’s comments are a change in tune from Wednesday when he said that Democrats would not provide the votes needed to ...
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand screamed at Democratic colleagues in intraparty dispute over looming government shutdown: report
The raucous lunch came as Senate Democrats struggle to unify on how to vote for a House-passed continuing resolution that ...
Top US Senate Democrat Schumer signals party support for spending bill to avert government shutdown
By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he would vote to advance a Republican stopgap funding bill, signaling that his party would provide the ...
Barely: House GOP passes government funding bill without help from Democrats
House Republicans this week passed a government funding bill 217-213 without assistance from Democrats, losing only one vote from Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.
Chuck Schumer caves on shutdown fight, says that would be ‘far worse’ than GOP plan
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday evening backed off his shutdown threat and said he will vote for the ...
Ocasio-Cortez: ‘If Republicans wanted to avert a shutdown, they can’
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) on Thursday put the onus on Republicans to avert the looming government shutdown. “Everybody knows that Donald Trump is president, that Republicans have the ...
Trump Medicare nominee Dr Oz may have underpaid taxes, Senate Democrats say
Dr Oz, 64, gained national prominence as a cardiothoracic surgeon and television personality. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Live updates: Schumer signals he'll vote to advance GOP bill to avoid a shutdown; Trump threatens 200% tariff on E.U. alcohol
Live updates and the latest news as the Senate turns to a government funding bill to avoid a shutdown and Trump's pick to ...
Top Senate Democrat to vote in favour of Republican bill to avert government shutdown
Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the US Senate, said he would support a Republican stop-gap funding bill, increasing the likelihood that Congress will avoid the risk of a government shutdown.