Feuding democrats must decide: Side with Trump, or shut down government
Schumer is under pressure to unite Senate Democrats as his party agonizes over whether to trigger a government shutdown in less than 36 hours, or side with Trump
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.
Senate Democrats face major dilemma: help GOP pass funding bill or trigger shutdown
The government runs out of funding Friday at midnight, leaving Democrats to decide whether to help Republicans pass a bill to avoid a shutdown or block the bill and be blamed for triggering one.
Trump warns that government shutdown will raise taxes
President Trump said Thursday that a government shutdown could cause “very, very high taxes” and said it would be the Democrats’ fault.
House passes GOP funding bill backed by Trump. Now a showdown looms in Senate.
The House passed a government funding bill, daring Senate Democrats to oppose it and risk a partial shutdown as stocks wobble.
Senate pushes closer to shutdown after Democrats spurn funding bill
Senate Democrats say they are prepared to vote against the Republicans’ bill if lawmakers do not strike a deal by Friday night.
Looming Funding Deadline Squeezes Senate Democrats
After Speaker of the House Mike Johnson succeeded in pushing a stopgap spending measure through his chamber Tuesday, Senate Democrats are in a bind. Their dual goals—avoiding a government shutdown and slowing Elon Musk’s slashing path through federal agencies—seem to be in opposition.
Government shutdown blame game: Why Schumer, Senate Democrats are in a pickle
A government shutdown would also add to an already chaotic federal government, as Trump and advisor Elon Musk have laid off more than 100,000 federal workers and consolidated fede
Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's funding bill as shutdown draws near
After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to advance the House-approved measure.
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Senate Dems set to filibuster GOP budget resolution, raising shutdown fears
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House G.O.P. Passes Bill to Avert a Shutdown, Daring the Senate to Accept It
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Senate bid to prevent boys from playing girls' sports gets stuck on filibuster
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Democratic leaders amp up pressure on Senate colleagues to oppose GOP spending bill: ‘Stand with us’
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After delay, Missouri Senate advances bill to help downtown St. Louis development
Sen. Joe Nicola, a freshman Republican from Independence, filibustered the proposed bill for about two hours, saying it ...