Support of Senate Democrats needed to avoid government shutdown amid government office closures
President Trump is vowing to “lead the charge” to unseat Republican Rep. Thomas Massie (Ky.), who has said he will not ...
Senate Democrats contemplate ‘two horrible choices’ in government shutdown fight
They can either vote to support a House GOP stopgap measure they’ve been criticizing, or the federal government will shut ...
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 ...
"There's real risks": Senate Democrats fear that Musk and Trump could exploit a government shutdown
Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., has voiced concern about Trump's ability to choose who is furloughed in a shutdown, telling ...
Government shutdown soon? Senate Democrats say they won't support House budget bill
Senate Democrats have vowed to shut down the federal government rather than support a House-approved budget resolution to ...
Attention turns to Senate as Congress works to avoid government shutdown
After the House passed a bill to fund the government, attention is now turning to the Senate to pass the legislation only ...
How Congress could vote to avert – or allow – a government shutdown
A Republican-sponsored continuing resolution to keep the government operating was approved by the House. It faces a close ...
House approves bill to fund the government through Sept. 30. Now it goes to the Senate
The measure moves to the Senate, where it will probably need support from at least eight Senate Democrats to get to President ...
Government shut down likely after Schumer says Senate Dems will block GOP funding bill
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) defied House Democratic leadership Tuesday when he voted for the GOP’s bill to avert a government ...
GOP-led Congress races to avert government shutdown ahead of Friday deadline
Speaker Mike Johnson is eyeing a Tuesday vote in the House for a stopgap funding bill, but the path to passage in both ...
Congress approaching deadline to prevent government shutdown
Congress is nearing Friday’s midnight deadline to prevent a partial government shutdown, but a Republican spending bill is encountering obstacles in the Senate. The Senate Republican majority needs to ...
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 ...