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Congress averts government shutdown after Senate passes stopgap funding bill

Senate Democrats joined Republicans Friday on a key procedural vote to advance a bill that would ultimately avert a government shutdown at midnight, despite intensifying pressure from across the Democratic Party to block the GOP’s funding measure.

CBS News on MSN · 5d

House passes GOP funding bill, sending it to Senate before shutdown deadline

Congress faces a deadline to fund the government by the end of the day Friday. With the House passage, the bill now goes to the Senate. But the measure will require Democratic support in the GOP-controlled upper chamber, where 60 votes are needed for passage, and some Democrats have held their cards close to their vest.

NPR · 5d

House GOP passes spending bill, sending plan to avert government shutdown to Senate

The bill puts significant pressure on Democrats in the Senate, whose votes will be needed in order to avoid a shutdown. The federal government runs out of money at the end of the day on Friday.

Chuck Schumer, Dem and Senate

CNN on MSN · 1d

Inside and outside the Senate, Democrats begin to lose faith in Schumer

Democrats have long found the flip phone Chuck Schumer still insists on using as an endearing quirk that illustrates how committed he is to his way of talking to all sorts of allies, all the time.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Democratic anger boils over as Schumer, 9 other Dem senators vote to avoid shutdown

After weeks of frustration with President Donald Trump, the Democratic base has turned its ire on a new target: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the 9 Democratic senators who voted to advance a Republican funding bill rather than shut down the government.

MSNBC · 3h

Schumer 'missed the moment': Dem Strategist

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is drawing pushback from fellow Democrats over his decision to help pass the GOP spending bill. MSNBC’s Alex Witt discusses Schumer’s strategy, the anger amongst Democrats,

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Congress averts a shutdown — but Democratic divisions ensue: 5 takeaways

The Senate approved a House GOP-crafted spending bill hours before the shutdown deadline Friday evening, capping off the first funding fight of President Trump’s second term — a saga that ripped ...

USA Today11d

Border security, tax deductions and a 'Golden Dome': Trump lays out requests for Congress

Next, the House and Senate must reconcile their plans, navigate the political minefield of hashing out the policy details ...

Under G.O.P., Congress Cedes Power to Trump, Eroding Its Influence

On spending, oversight and other issues, Republican lawmakers have willingly ceded power traditionally reserved for Congress ...

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Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's funding bill as shutdown draws near

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ... that Republicans wrote and passed through the House, leaving it uncertain whether Congress can avert a shutdown before Friday night's ...

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Trump and Senate Republicans Fail to Solve US Debt Ceiling Problem

President Donald Trump and key Senate Republicans are still grasping for a solution to the US government closing in on ...

2don MSN

Senate unanimously approves fix to prevent $1B cuts for District of Columbia, sending bill to House

The Senate swiftly approved legislation late Friday that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact, ...

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Congress set to avoid shutdown with a bill that could cement Canada and Mexico tariffs

Congress appears set to avoid a government shutdown, with the Senate preparing to pass legislation that would fund the ...

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Democrats confront limits of their minority power after bruising shutdown vote

Senate Democrats were grim Friday as they left Washington after a brutal 10-week stretch that consistently showed the limits ...

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