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 before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp Democratic opposition to ...
Trump Administration Live Updates: President Rails Against Political Opponents in Speech at Justice Department
President Trump assailed in biblical terms the “weaponization” of the Justice Department under his predecessor, Joseph R. Biden Jr., saying during a meandering speech in the Great Hall of the ...
Congress avoids shutdown — and gives Trump more tariff power against Canada and Mexico
Congress avoided a government shutdown Friday evening, after the Senate passed legislation that funds the federal government ...
Schumer Will Clear the Way for G.O.P. Spending Bill, Breaking With His Party
Many Democrats had agitated for the party to hang together and block the measure in defiance of President Trump, but the ...
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Trump says the U.S. is in a 'period of transition' — and more takeaways from this week
President Trump continued to threaten tariffs as DOGE continued its cuts of the federal workforce. It was another ...
Senate votes to avoid government shutdown as 10 Democrats vote with Republicans
Senate votes to avoid government shutdown as 10 Democrats vote with Republicans - The vote puts Senate Minority Leader Chuck ...
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Senate Democrats need to hold strong against Trump's purse snatching
It’s that order that allows him to keep yo-yoing over tariffs on Mexico and Canada ... I don’t advocate for a filibuster lightly. But with the Constitution under attack, Democrats should ...
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This Is No Time for the Democrats to Hang Back
When Trump barred the Associated Press from most White House press events because it refused to refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the ... That starts with holds and filibusters on every Trump nominee ...
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What is hantavirus, the infection that killed Betsy Arakawa, Gene Hackman’s wife?
Gene Hackman’s wife, Betsy Arakawa, died from hantavirus infection, officials in New Mexico announced Friday. Hantavirus, found throughout the world, is spread by contact with rodents or their ...
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Senate pushes closer to shutdown after Democrats spurn funding bill
Not enough Democrats support the bill to clear the 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a filibuster, Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer (D-New York) said on the Senate floor Wednesday ...
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Nebraska lawmakers pass bill defining Uber drivers as independent contractors
Jane Raybould, a Democrat and grocery store executive, joined 32 Republican lawmakers in Nebraska’s formally nonpartisan Legislature to end the Democratic-led filibuster. Sen. Dave Wordekemper ...
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Nebraska lawmakers advance bill defining Uber drivers as contractors, overcoming filibuster
A proposal that would change Nebraska law to define app-based ride-share and food delivery drivers as independent contractors overcame the Legislature’s first filibuster of the year Wednesday as ...