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 ...
Schumer signals support for considering the 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 ...
Congress poised to force $1 billion cut to local DC budget, surprising many lawmakers
Congress is poised to pass a Trump-endorsed funding bill this week that D.C. officials warn would lead to a $1 billion cut to ...
Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy
Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a ...
The GOP’s Spending Bill Is a Nightmare. Democrats Might Help Pass It Anyway
Republicans say their spending bill would let Trump defund whatever projects he wants. Chuck Schumer and Senate Dems are expected to help advance it.
Schumer caves on shutdown battle with GOP, clearing way for funding bill passage
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced on Thursday he will help advance a House-passed stopgap measure to fund the government, a move that paves the way for Congress to ...
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A day after declaring Dems ‘unified’ against it, Schumer says he’ll vote for GOP spending bill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced during a floor speech Thursday evening that he will vote to advance the ...
Schumer says he'll vote to keep government open as Democrats criticize GOP plan
The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the ...
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Will There Be a Government Shutdown? Live Updates
As of Wednesday night, it looked like a path was emerging whereby Senate Democrats would abandon plans to filibuster the ...
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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 ...