5 d. ago House Democrats to hold 'Day of Action' to push back against GOP

House Democrats will hold a "Day of Action" across the country on Tuesday to push back against the GOP-backed spending bill to avert a government shutdown.

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6 d. ago US Senate passes GOP spending bill to avert government shutdown

US Senate passes GOP spending bill to avert government shutdown  FRANCE 24 English

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6 d. ago Spending bill to avert shutdown successfully beats filibuster with hours until deadline

The Senate voted on a key procedural motion regarding the House-passed stopgap spending bill on Friday. If a measure is not passed by midnight, the government will enter a shutdown.

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6 d. 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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7 d. 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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7 d. 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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8 d. ago Sen. Chris Coons discusses prospects for spending bill passage to avoid shutdown

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about Senate prospects for passage of a spending bill to avert a government shutdown.

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8 d. ago Why Sen. Chris Coons is voting "no" on a bill that would stop a government shutdown

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about Senate prospects for passage of a spending bill to avert a government shutdown.

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8 d. ago Why Sen. Chris Coons is voting "no" on spending bill that would stop a government shutdown

NPR's Michel Martin talks with Democratic Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware about Senate prospects for passage of a spending bill to avert a government shutdown.

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2 w. ago Trump and Johnson Push a Stopgap Spending Bill to Avert a Shutdown

Republicans are pitching the strategy as a way of avoiding a politically damaging shutdown fight while giving President Trump more power to go around Congress and set funding levels himself.

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