Senate Democrats embrace shutdown showdown, demand vote on an alternative spending bill
After decades of condemning government shutdowns, Senate Democrats are on the verge of forcing a government shutdown on ...
Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's 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 ...
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Shutdown looms as ‘unified’ U.S. Senate Dems oppose GOP’s stopgap spending bill
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer appeared to announce Wednesday that a partial government shutdown will begin on Friday ...
Military leaders warn of risks to armed forces’ readiness in temporary funding bill
Military service leaders are telling senators that passing a temporary budget that keeps defense spending largely flat will ...
Ocasio-Cortez warns Senate Democrats over advancing stopgap spending measure
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) urged her Democratic colleagues in the Senate to vote against the House-passed stopgap spending measure, warning them to be weary of “procedural ...
D.C. officials race to remove $1 billion budget cut tucked into federal spending bill
D.C. leaders on Wednesday pressed Congress to eliminate a $1 billion midyear cut to the city’s budget included in a federal ...