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Government shutdown live updates: Senate to vote on funding bill today; Dr. Mehmet Oz faces confirmation hearing
Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate confirmation hearing.
Live updates: Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
The Senate is working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare Friday. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer signalled he'd allow Democrats to side with Republicans and allow t
Will There Be a Government Shutdown? Live Updates
With thousands of federal workers either fired, placed on administrative leave, or at immediate risk of losing their jobs, AFGE members have concluded that a widespread government shutdown has been underway since January 20 and will continue to spread whether Senators vote yes or no.
Senate Democrats to provide votes for Trump-backed resolution to avoid government shutdown
Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate, said he would vote to end the filibuster, indicating sufficient support among other party members to allow vote on Republican bill.
The Latest: Senate has just hours left to avoid a partial government shutdown
The Senate is has just hours left to avoid a partial government shutdown.
Democrats divided on whether to shut down government or vote with GOP
Trump needs Senate Democrats’ votes, but they are still weighing whether to use this rare point of leverage and risk taking blame for a shutdown.
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Trump praises Dem leader over shutdown vote: Live updates
WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump praised a longtime adversary, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, after the New York Democrat said he would vote in favor of a Republican bill to fund the government and avert a shutdown.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Schumer Says Enough Democrats Will Vote Today to Avert Government Shutdown
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, broke with his party on Thursday and said he would vote for a Republican-written bill to keep federal funding flowing past a midnight Friday deadline.
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Live updates: Senate plans vote on Trump-backed bill to avert government shutdown
The latest news on President Donald Trump’s administration and the expected Senate vote on a continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown.
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WATCH LIVE: Senate to vote on Republican funding bill as shutdown looms
Democrats have only painful options: allow passage of a bill they believe gives President Donald Trump vast discretion on spending decisions, or vote no and give Trump free rein. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer gave members of his caucus days to vent their frustration before making clear he will not allow a government shutdown.
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Live updates: Senate faces vote to prevent government shutdown
The Senate is up against a government funding deadline Friday and needs 60 votes to keep the lights on and prevent a shutdown starting at midnight Saturday. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.
Senate works to prevent a government shutdown as Democrats are divided
The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.
Senate to vote on advancing GOP funding bill to avert government shutdown
The GOP-controlled Senate will press forward with a procedural vote to advance a stopgap funding bill to avert a government ...
Government shutdown looms: A look at how and where federal workers would be most affected
Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...
Schumer backs down on fight against GOP’s government funding bill as Democrats face reckoning over Trump strategy
Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top ...
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 ...
Did Democrats Blink in the Shutdown Standoff?
Many Senate Democrats are digging in their heels against a stopgap bill to fund the government. But with a shutdown looming, ...
The latest on Trump’s tariffs and the looming government shutdown
President Donald Trump meets with NATO’s leader today as the US says it’s now up to Russia to accept a temporary Ukraine ...
Shutdown Deadline Forces Wrenching Decision for Democrats
The party is torn between pushing back against President Trump and triggering a shutdown with unknown consequences.