The Senate is now formally on course to avert a government shutdown
Washington is now fully set to avert a government shutdown after an up and down week that saw House Republicans offering a ...
Government shutdown live updates: Senate sends funding bill to White House; Trump gives campaign-style speech at DOJ
Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate ...
Senate averts government shutdown by passing federal funding ahead of midnight deadline
The U.S. Senate on Friday night averted a looming midnight shutdown of federal government by passing a funding bill after ...
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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 ...
Senate passes bill that seeks to keep D.C. government's use of local tax dollars intact
The government funding bill that’s headed to the White House limits Washington, D.C.’s ability to fully use its local tax ...
Democratic anger boils over as Schumer, 9 other Dem senators vote to avoid shutdown
A government shutdown was set to happen at the end of the day Friday. As the clock ticked, Senate Democrats were in an ...
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Congress averts government shutdown after Senate passes stopgap funding bill
The measure to fund the government into the fall now heads to the desk of President Donald Trump, who is expected to sign it.
Republicans Win Shutdown Showdown, Leaving Democrats Indignant and Divided
The Senate voted to avoid a government shutdown less than nine hours before the deadline, leaving Democrats divided and pointing fingers.
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D.C. Dispatch: What N.J.’s members of Congress did in Washington this week
To shut down or not to shut down? That is the question – and it’s one that’s caused Democrats a tremendous amount of ...
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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Senate passes six-month funding bill to avoid government shutdown
The Senate passed the bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming Democratic opposition to the measure and sending it ...
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Senate Passes Short-Term Spending Bill to Avoid Shutdown
Friday evening, the Senate voted 54-46 to pass a short-term spending bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), keeping the ...