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Government shutdown live updates: Senate to vote on funding bill today; Dr. Mehmet Oz faces confirmation hearing
Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate confirmation hearing.
Schumer defends support for GOP funding bill ahead of Senate votes to avoid shutdown
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the Senate floor Friday morning to defend his decision to support a Republican short-term funding bill that will effectively help avoid a government shutdown at the end of the day.
Senate Moves Toward Critical Vote to Avert Shutdown as Schumer Relents
An afternoon vote was expected to clear the way for a Republican-written bill to keep government funding flowing past midnight after the top Senate Democrat said he would not block it.
Senate to vote on advancing GOP funding bill to avert government shutdown
The GOP-controlled Senate will press forward with a procedural vote to advance a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown before a midnight deadline.
Live updates: Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
The Senate is working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare Friday. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer signalled he'd allow Democrats to side with Republicans and allow t
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Is a 2025 government shutdown happening today? What would a US federal govenment shutdown mean in March? How is Indiana impacted? What we know.
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.
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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.
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Trump praises Dem leader over shutdown vote: Live updates
WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump praised a longtime adversary, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, after the New York Democrat said he would vote in favor of a Republican bill to fund the government and avert a shutdown.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Schumer Says Enough Democrats Will Vote Today to Avert Government Shutdown
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, broke with his party on Thursday and said he would vote for a Republican-written bill to keep federal funding flowing past a midnight Friday deadline.
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WATCH LIVE: Senate to vote on Republican funding bill as shutdown looms
Democrats have only painful options: allow passage of a bill they believe gives President Donald Trump vast discretion on spending decisions, or vote no and give Trump free rein. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer gave members of his caucus days to vent their frustration before making clear he will not allow a government shutdown.
Senate works to prevent a government shutdown as Democrats are divided
The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.
Senate to take up Trump spending bill as clock ticks down to government shutdown
A vote to end debate on the House-passed stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown will take place on Friday ...
Alan Simpson, an outspoken Wyoming Republican who carved a moderate path in the US Senate, dies
Alan Simpson, a longtime Republican senator from Wyoming who championed bipartisan solutions and steadfastly advocated for a ...
Senate nears final approval of a bill that could increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers
The Senate is preparing to give final approval to a bill that could result in harsher prison sentences for fentanyl ...
Dr Oz to face Senate grilling on Capitol Hill in bid to run Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Dr. Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, will face questions in front of ...
Swing-state Democrats oppose GOP budget despite Senate leadership approval
Many Senate Democrats in states that voted for President Donald Trump plan to vote against the Republican-led government ...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lays out second round of Texas Senate priorities. Here's the list.
Ten of Patrick's 40 priorities have already passed out of the Senate, including three of the items on the new list released ...
Senate Committee Votes to Advance Trump’s FDA, NIH Nominees
A key US Senate panel voted to advance the nominations of President Donald Trump’s picks to lead the Food and Drug ...