Senate Democrats Balk At GOP Funding Bill As Government Shutdown Nears
The six-month funding bill, which narrowly passed in the House by a 217-213 tally, needs 60 votes to overcome a filibuster in the Senate. Since deficit hawk Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is opposed, it would ...
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House Dems press for an 11th hour shutdown re-vote
House Democrats are mounting a sudden push for a last-minute vote on an alternative to House Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) ...
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'In DOGE we trust:' House GOP governs by embracing Trump's effort to cut government
House Speaker Mike Johnson has accomplished the seemingly unexpected, keeping his Republican majority in line to fund the ...
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Schumer says Senate Democrats will oppose House GOP funding plan
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday Senate GOP "do not have the votes" to pass a pending funding bill, setting up a potential showdown over government funding.
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'I think you’ll be surprised': GOP senator wants to force Republicans to vote on DOGE cuts
One Republican member of the U.S. Senate is now hoping to get his colleagues on the record over their support of ...
US Government shutdown likely after Chuck Schumer says Senate Democrats will block GOP funding bill
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday that most Democrats in the upper chamber will not support a House Republican-passed bill to fund the federal government through the end of ...