Democrats confront limits of their minority power after bruising shutdown vote
Senate Democrats were grim Friday as they left Washington after a brutal 10-week stretch that consistently showed the limits ...
Trump gives campaign-style speech at Justice Department; Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown
Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate ...
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A look at what happened in the US government this week
Here's a look at what happened in the U.S. government this week: The Senate passed a six-month spending bill on Friday, hours ...
Ten Senate Democrats ignore growing party anger to help advance Trump’s spending bill
Democrats have been sharply divided over the Trump-backed spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at midnight.
Trump Administration Live Updates: Senate Approves Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
After days of Democratic agonizing, the Senate voted to keep federal funds flowing through Sept. 30 just hours before a ...
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Schumer signals support for considering the GOP spending plan, as shutdown deadline nears
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is signaling he’s ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending bill to prevent a midnight Friday government shutdown ...
Trump poised to launch new round of layoffs despite setbacks in court
President Donald Trump's administration is expected to move ahead with a second wave of mass firings and budget cuts across the U.S. federal government even as two federal judges ordered it to ...
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Senate gives final approval to a bill that would increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers
The Senate is giving final approval to a bill that would result in more prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers.
Senate passes GOP funding bill to avert a government shutdown
After a 54-46 vote, the measure now heads to Trump to sign into law hours before government funding was set to lapse.
Congress averts a shutdown — but Democratic divisions ensue: 5 takeaways
The Senate on Friday approved a House GOP-crafted spending bill hours before the shutdown deadline, capping off the first funding fight of President Trump’s second term — a saga that ripped apart ...
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Moran, Marshall help Senate pass funding bill to avoid shutdown
The vote was 54-46. Both Kansas U.S. Senators Jerry Moran and Roger Marshall voted for the bill. Only one Republican, Senator ...
Dozens of House Democrats pen letters to Schumer urging him to reject CR
Dozens of House Democrats signed on to a pair of letters to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schuner (D-N.Y.) on Friday, urging him to oppose the House GOP’s government funding bill as the upper ...