51 m. ago Schumer defends support for GOP funding bill ahead of Senate votes to avoid shutdown

Fellow Democrats have slammed his reversal ahead of Friday's deadline.

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69 m. ago Senate Moves Toward Critical Vote to Avert Government Shutdown as Schumer Relents

An afternoon vote was expected to clear the way for a Republican-written bill to keep government funding flowing past midnight after the top Senate Democrat said he would not block it.

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2 h. ago Senate to take up Trump spending bill as clock ticks down to government shutdown

A vote to end debate on the House-passed stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown will take place on Friday afternoon ahead of the late night deadline.

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2 h. ago Schumer’s Retreat From a Government Shutdown Has Young Democrats Fuming

A generational divide, seen in newer lawmakers’ impatience with bipartisanship and for colleagues who don’t understand new media, has emerged as one of the deepest rifts within the party.

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2 h. ago The Hitchhiker's Guide to avoiding a government shutdown tonight

Senate Democrats are torn on what they should do to avoid a gornment shutdown as the deadline for the funding bill approaches.

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3 h. ago Spending Bill Omits Billions for Local Projects as Congress Cedes Power to Trump

The stopgap measure the G.O.P. is pushing to avert a government shutdown omits billions of dollars in member-requested projects, another way in which Congress has ceded its power on federal spending.

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5 h. ago Democratic Senate leader caves to Republicans in government shutdown standoff and more top headlines

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6 h. ago US Senate poised to pass Republican stopgap spending bill, avert shutdown

US Senate poised to pass Republican stopgap spending bill, avert shutdown  Reuters

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6 h. ago Dems cry foul after Schumer's announcement on impending vote to avert government shutdown

Democrats cry foul after Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announces he “will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down."?

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7 h. ago Senate signal plans to avoid shutdown. And, Trump to visit DOJ

Senate Democrats must choose between a government shutdown or a bill they hate, as the deadline to pass a spending bill looms.

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7 h. ago Senate signals plans to avoid shutdown. And, Trump to visit DOJ

Senate Democrats must choose between a government shutdown or a bill they hate, as the deadline to pass a spending bill looms.

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8 h. ago Analysis | Trump’s fantastical claim of a $200 billion ‘subsidy’ to Canada

Analysis | Trump’s fantastical claim of a $200 billion ‘subsidy’ to Canada  The Washington Post

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8 h. ago Trump says the U.S. is in a 'period of transition' — and more takeaways from this week

This week, President Trump continued to threaten tariffs as DOGE continued its cuts of the federal workforce. It was another consequential and news-packed week in Trump's presidency.

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12 h. ago White House expects ‘mass reduction’ of federal workforce as deadline looms

White House expects ‘mass reduction’ of federal workforce as deadline looms  The Washington Post

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14 h. ago Schumer Says He’ll Vote for GOP Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown

Many Democrats had agitated for the party to hang together and block the measure in defiance of President Trump, but the leader said doing so would prompt a shutdown that would only empower Mr. Trump.

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14 h. ago Dem Sen. Merkley: 'Now Is the Moment' to 'Take on Tyrant' Trump

Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) said Thursday on CNN's "The Arena" that his fellow Democrats need to "take on" President Donald Trump. The post Dem Sen. Merkley: ‘Now Is the Moment’ to ‘Take on Tyrant’ Trump appeared first on Breitbart.

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15 h. ago 'Deep sense of outrage and betrayal': House Democrats react to Schumer announcement

House Democrats were gathered in Virginia for their annual issues conference when they received the news that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was planning to vote to advance a GOP-spending bill.

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15 h. ago Schumer: Shutdown Would Let 'Vicious, Nasty' Musk and Trump Ruin Democracy

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said Thursday on MSNBC's "All In" that the repercussions of shutting down the federal government would be worse than voting for the House funding bill. The post Schumer: Shutdown Would Let ‘Vicious, Nasty’ Musk and Trump Ruin Democracy appeared first on Breitbart.

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15 h. ago Schumer says he will vote to move forward with GOP funding bill to avert shutdown

Schumer says he will vote to move forward with GOP funding bill to avert shutdown  The Washington Post

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16 h. ago Chuck Schumer backs spending bill to avert US government shutdown

Chuck Schumer backs spending bill to avert US government shutdown  BBC.com

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