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Senate labors to prevent a government shutdown as Democrats divide before the midnight deadline
The Senate is nearing a key test vote as lawmakers work to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.
Government shutdown live updates: Senate sends funding bill to White House; Trump gives campaign-style speech at DOJ
Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate ...
D.C. Appears Likely to Avoid a $1.1 Billion Budget Cut
The Senate approved a separate bill that allows D.C. to continue operating under its current budget, which seemed on track to ...
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 passes GOP funding bill to avert a government shutdown
Ten Democrats joined with most Republicans to set up a final vote on the six-month spending measure hours out from the shutdown deadline.
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Final Reading: Vermont Senate committee votes to repeal clean heat standard
“30 V.S.A. chapter 94 is repealed” was the key phrase added to S.65 that helped it advance with a bipartisan 4-1 vote in the Senate Natural Resources Committee Friday. Before the addition, the bill’s ...
Government Shutdown Averted: Senate Passes GOP Funding Bill—Despite Democratic Infighting
Democratic leader Chuck Schumer voted alongside Republicans to advance a House GOP spending bill that would keep the ...
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Democratic leaders to push baseline state budget after partisan impasse
Democratic leaders in the Maine Legislature signaled Friday that they plan to pass a new, two-year budget with or without ...
Ten Senate Democrats ignore growing party anger to help advance Trump’s spending bill
Senate Democrats failed to block a GOP spending bill on Friday, all but guaranteeing President Donald Trump a victory in a days-long shutdown fight. The U.S. Senate narrowly voted 62-38 ...
Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight, with anger running high
The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...