Chuck Schumer in the line of fire as Democrats revolt against him, leaders ask Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez to primary him
Democrats blast Schumer for backing GOP shutdown bill, accusing surrender to Trump’s spending cuts. Explore the fallout and D.C. budget impacts.
Trump signs budget appropriations bill into law, says White House
U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday signed a stopgap spending bill, passed by Congress this week, that averts a partial ...
Lawmakers advance stripped-down two-year budget bill
The bill advanced from the Appropriations and Financial Affairs Committee with a Democratic majority on Friday.
‘A major first step’: Local leaders react to Senate’s unanimous approval of DC budget bill
D.C. leaders are reacting to a bill that would reverse a provision to the spending package that would have required over $1 ...
Republicans’ budget bill rules out federal earmarks for state projects
While Sens. Susan Collins and Angus King voted for the spending measure to avoid a shutdown, it eliminates millions of ...
Here Are the Senate Democrats Who Helped Republicans Avert a Shutdown
Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...
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Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare ...
Recap: Government shutdown averted, Senate-passed spending bill goes to Trump
President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
Senate passes Trump-endorsed fix to avert DC budget cuts
Senators voted Friday to pass legislation to prevent cuts to the District of Columbia’s local budget after city officials ...