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Government shutdown likely after Schumer says Senate Dems will block GOP funding bill

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned that Republicans lack the votes in the upper chamber to pass their plan to avert a looming government shutdown on Friday at midnight.

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US Senate Democrats debate path forward on government funding bill

U.S. Senate Democrats were wrestling on Wednesday with how to respond to a stopgap funding bill passed by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, choosing between voting for a bill many of them oppose or allowing a government shutdown.

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Senate Democrats insist on voting on 30-day government funding bill

Senate Democrats say they will not vote for the House-passed six-month government funding package, which would boost defense spending and cut nondefense programs, unless they first get a vote on a

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Senate shutdown showdown

House Republicans overcame their paper-thin majority yesterday evening and passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the federal ...

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Senate confirms Trump labor pick Lori Chavez-DeRemer — as one more Cabinet confirmation looms

The Senate confirmed Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor in a bipartisan vote Monday, all but finalizing ...

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US House sends Senate a key bill to avert a government shutdown

The US House of Representatives approved a stopgap ... and its prospects in the upper chamber are on a knife edge. "Now ...

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Democratic leaders amp up pressure on Senate colleagues to oppose GOP spending bill: ‘Stand with us’

The leading Democrats in the House are ramping up the pressure on Senate Democrats to oppose the GOP’s spending bill, warning that the proposal would slash crucial public services to vulnerable ...

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