Feuding democrats must decide: Side with Trump, or shut down government
Schumer is under pressure to unite Senate Democrats as his party agonizes over whether to trigger a government shutdown in less than 36 hours, or side with Trump ...
'Driving our economy into a ditch': Dem lawmaker slams GOP for funding bill
Senate Democrats say they will not vote in favor of the House-passed funding bill to avoid a government shutdown. Also, over 80,000 employees from the Veteran Affairs Department are expected to be ...
Senate Democrats refuse to go along with GOP spending plan, as shutdown deadline nears
Democrats are pushing a stopgap 30-day funding bill as an alternative. But its prospects are dim in the Congress controlled ...
Democrats’ first big chance to check Trump may make them look even weaker
Washington Democrats finally have a first point of leverage against President Donald Trump — but it comes with a dilemma that could leave them looking even more hapless than they have so far in his ...
What New Republican Funding Bill Means for SNAP Benefits
Republicans proposed the continuing resolution (CR) bill this weekend as they attempt to avoid a government shutdown Friday.
Speaker Mike Johnson unveils funding bill one week before potential shutdown
The stopgap measure would keep the government funded through Sept. 30. But Democratic leaders are opposed, and it’s unclear ...
Nail-biter spending vote could hinge on Trump-district Democrats
Centrist Democrats are keeping them guessing. Heading into Tuesday’s vote to fund the federal government, almost a dozen House Democrats in Trump-won districts have yet to reveal if they’ll join ...