US Senate Poised to Pass Republican Stopgap Spending Bill, Avert Shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Friday was poised to pass a stopgap spending bill and avert a partial government shutdown, after Democrats backed down in a standoff driven by anger over President Donald Trump's campaign to slash the federal workforce.
Top US Senate Democrat Schumer signals party support for spending bill to avert government shutdown
Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he would vote to advance a Republican stopgap funding bill, signaling that his party would provide the votes to avert a government shutdown.
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Trump will speak at DOJ as Senate prepares to vote on bill to avert government shutdown
The Senate has until midnight Friday to pass a bill to keep the government open. Meantime, President Donald Trump will deliver what the White House calls a law-and-order speech on Friday at the Justice Department.
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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.
US Senate Democrats to clear way for stopgap bill, avert shutdown, Punchbowl News reports
Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer told colleagues behind closed doors on Thursday that he would vote to advance a stopgap funding bill, signaling that his party would provide the votes to avert a government shutdown,
Under G.O.P., Congress Cedes Power to Trump, Eroding Its Influence
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US Education Department says it is probing 45 universities
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Senate nears final approval of a bill that could increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers
Called the HALT Fentanyl Act, the bill would permanently place all copycat versions of fentanyl on the U.S. Drug Enforcement ...
Trump to meet NATO chief at White House as US works to secure Ukraine ceasefire deal
President Donald Trump meets with NATO’s leader today as the US says it’s now up to Russia to accept a temporary Ukraine ...
US Senate Memo says Dr. Oz, Trump Medicare nominee, may have underpaid taxes for 3 years
Dr. Mehmet Oz, the celebrity physician nominated by President Donald Trump to oversee Medicare and Medicaid, appears to have ...
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Rep. Eli Crane's bill on underground border crossings clears the US House
Crane, R-Ariz., and Rep. Lou Correa, D-Calif., introduced the Subterranean Border Defense Act to require an annual report on ...
Buttigieg Says He Will Not Run for Michigan Governor, US Senate
(Reuters) - Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said on Thursday that he will not run for governor in ...
Pete Buttigieg won't seek US Senate seat in Michigan, leaving door wide open for 2028 run
SAUGATUCK, Mich. (AP) — Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg announced that he will not seek an open U.S. Senate ...
US House panel opens investigation into fatal January jet-helicopter collision
A U.S. House of Representatives oversight subcommittee said on Thursday it is investigating the collision in January between ...