The U.S. Senate on Friday night averted a looming midnight shutdown of the federal government by passing a funding bill after ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown ...
Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...
The passage of the funding bill came hours before a shutdown, with Democrats under fierce pressure to oppose the measure.
Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top ...
The advance vote: The Senate voted 62-38 to end debate on the bill – a cloture vote – and advance it to a final vote. Nine ...
While Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman and Minority Leader Sen. Chuck Schumer have said they will vote with Republicans to ...
Democrats were split on the vote, with some wanting to use it as leverage to fight Department of Government Efficiency cuts.
Democrats were confronted with two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives President Donald Trump vast ...