Bill to avert government shutdown clears key hurdle with help from Democrats
A spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown narrowly cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate, paving the way ...
Senate to vote on advancing GOP funding bill to avert government shutdown
At least seven Democrats, who have been divided on their shutdown strategy, will need to join with Republicans for the measure to clear a key procedural hurdle.
Does John Thune Have a Red Line When It Comes to Trump?
The low-drama South Dakotan has arrived at the apex of power in the Senate just as Donald Trump is exerting his own executive authority. Will Thune draw a line?
Markwayne Mullin finds his ‘coalition of power’ in Trump’s Washington
We're here to build relationships, to move the ball forward,” Mullin told the Washington Examiner in an interview from his ...
Senate Democrats contemplate ‘two horrible choices’ in government shutdown fight
They can either vote to support a House GOP stopgap measure they’ve been criticizing, or the federal government will shut ...
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Government Shutdown Will Be on Democrats, Senate GOP Leader Says
Thune says Democrats voted for a CR in the past. “A similar continuing resolution passed ... with 85 votes. This one should ...
A Republican told Sen. Lindsey Graham, ‘You broke my heart.’ How he replied matters | Opinion
The heartfelt question a Columbia Rotarian asked South Carolina’s senior senator about the tensions between Donald Trump and ...
New Senate bill seeks to tackle the flow of fentanyl into the US from China and Mexico
In a rare bipartisan move, two senators have introduced legislation in the latest attempt to fight the flow of fentanyl and ...
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Thune's risky to-do list
Senate Majority Leader John Thune's (R-S.D.) tricky month keeps getting trickier. Why it matters: New debt ceiling fears, GOP ...