36 h. ago GOP unity shattered by controversial measure in government shutdown bill

House and Senate Republicans are at odds over a provision in the federal funding bill that would allow senators to sue over Arctic Frost.

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3 d. ago House passes bill to end historic government shutdown, sending measure to Trump

Republicans used their slight majority to get the bill over the finish line with a mostly party-line vote of 222-209. The Senate has already passed the measure. The post House passes bill to end historic government shutdown, sending measure to Trump appeared first on Boston.com.

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3 d. ago President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43

The signing ceremony came just hours after the House passed the measure on a mostly party-line vote of 222-209. The Senate had already passed the measure Monday. The post President Trump signs government funding bill, ending shutdown after a record 43-day disruption appeared first on Boston.com.

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3 d. ago House set to vote on bill to end the longest shutdown as Democrats remain divided

The House may vote as early as Wednesday afternoon on a measure that will end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, but Democrats remain deeply divided about whether to support it.

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5 d. ago Senate moves toward reopening government as moderate Democrats join GOP for vote

Senate lawmakers voted late Sunday on a measure that would reopen the government, with enough moderate Democrats joining Republicans to support the initial vote.

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5 d. ago Sanders calls out 8 Senate Democrats for 'very, very bad vote' on government funding measure

Sen. Bernie Sanders slams 8 Democrats who voted with Republicans on continuing resolution, calling it a 'very bad vote' that hurts working families.

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9 d. ago Durbin on Shutdown: We Made Healthcare 'From Zero to a Major Factor' in Elections

While speaking with CNN Chief Congressional Correspondent and host Manu Raju on Thursday, Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) defended a potential measure to reopen the government that wouldn’t have provisions on Obamacare in it by saying that “We have brought this The post Durbin on Shutdown: We Made Healthcare ‘From Zero to a Major Factor’ in Elections appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago AFGE, Top Federal Workers’ Union, Sides With Republicans on Shutdown

The American Federation of Government Employees, in a shift, called on Congress to immediately reopen the government without the health care measures sought by Democratic lawmakers.

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3 w. ago Democrats Block Federal Worker Pay Bill as Shutdown Drags On

A Republican measure that would pay essential government employees faltered in the Senate, and the G.O.P. blocked a pair of Democratic bills to pay a broader swath of workers.

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3 w. ago Top White House Economics Advisor Predicts Government Shutdown Will End This Week, Warns of 'Stronger Measures'

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett predicted Monday that the ongoing government shutdown is "likely to end sometime this week" but warned the Trump administration may impose "stronger measures" if the funding impasse continues. The post Top White House Economics Advisor Predicts Government Shutdown Will End This Week, Warns of ‘Stronger Measures’ appeared first on Breitbart.

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