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The 19th Explains: Can Republicans avert a government shutdown?
Congress has to fund the government before Saturday or it will begin to shut down. Here is what to expect as Republicans ...
House Democrats insist on ‘unity’ — but Senate spending bill fight threatens party division
The spending bill fight threatens to divide congressional Democrats despite House lawmakers insisting they are “united” to ...
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Schumer Threatens To Block Government Funding Deal, Taunting Republicans in First Major Fight of New Trump Era
One Republican senator tells the Sun that he is happy to have the fight, and even happier that Democrats are about to take ...
Military leaders warn of risks to armed forces' readiness in temporary funding bill
Military service leaders told senators Wednesday that passing a temporary budget that keeps defense spending largely flat ...
Senate Democrats say they won't provide votes to pass GOP funding bill as shutdown draws near
After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to ...
Government shutdown likely after Schumer says Senate Dems will block GOP funding bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned that Republicans lack the votes in the upper chamber to pass their plan to avert ...
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‘A huge hit to us’: Senior service leaders warn of delays and disruptions under pending stopgap funding bill
Senior service leaders said Wednesday they will be significantly challenged by a stopgap spending bill the Senate plans to vote on this week to fund the government through Sept. 30 and avoid a ...
Senate Democrats contemplate ‘two horrible choices’ in government shutdown fight
They can either vote to support a House GOP stopgap measure they’ve been criticizing, or the federal government will shut down. Less than three ...
Senate Democrats insist on voting on 30-day government funding bill
Senate Democrats say they will not vote for the House-passed six-month government funding package, which boosts defense spending and cuts non-defense programs, unless they first get a vote on a ...
Democratic leaders amp up pressure on Senate colleagues to oppose GOP spending bill: ‘Stand with us’
The leading Democrats in the House are ramping up the pressure on Senate Democrats to oppose the GOP’s spending bill, warning that the proposal would slash crucial public services to vulnerable ...
House narrowly passes six-month funding bill as shutdown deadline nears
The measure’s fate is uncertain in the Senate, where several Democrats will be needed to cross the 60-vote threshold for it to pass.