A midnight Friday deadline is looming for the U.S. Senate to pass a federal funding bill to avert a government shutdown.
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 ...
Senate Democrats decided not to block a GOP-led funding bill, which many have said fails to do enough to rein in Elon Musk's DOGE.
Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...
Senate Democrats have vowed to shut down the federal government rather than support a House-approved budget resolution to avert a pending government shutdown at the end of the day Friday.
Democratic leader Chuck Schumer voted alongside Republicans to advance a House GOP spending bill that would keep the government open for another six months, beyond the midnight shutdown deadline.
The Senate passed a House-approved government funding bill that averts a government shutdown that was set to be triggered at the end of the day Friday. The Senate voted 54 to 46 to pass the bill.
“Every hour that passes only puts them on an island where it’s obvious they have no plan — and the headlines are, ‘Will Democrats shut down the government?’” said one senior Senate ...
Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate, said he would vote to end the filibuster, indicating sufficient support among other party members to allow vote on Republican bill.
The Senate passed a bill Friday that will fund the government through September and avert a shutdown. Some Democratic ...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., arrives to speak with reporters as Republicans work to pass an interim spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and keep federal ...
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