The Senate Voted to Avoid a Shutdown

Live updates: House sends funding bill to Senate; Ontario backs off power surcharge

Republicans in Congress are racing to pass a GOP stopgap funding bill by 11:59 p.m. Friday to avert a government shutdown. The House on Tuesday passed the measure 217-213, sending it to the Senate ...

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North Dakota Senate rejects resolution asking Supreme Court to reverse same-sex marriage ruling

The North Dakota Senate on Thursday rejected a resolution that would have asked the Supreme Court to revisit its landmark 2015 ruling on marriage equality. Senators voted 31-16 against the ...

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Democrats look to save face in shutdown battle

Senate Democrats say privately that they will not allow the government to shut down on Saturday, despite growing pressure from activists and liberal lawmakers who want them to kill a GOP-crafted ...

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Ocasio-Cortez on Schumer saying he'll vote to advance CR: 'Deep sense of outrage and betrayal'

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) slammed Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for saying he would vote to advance the House-passed continuing resolution (CR) to fund the government, ...

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Rep. Golden: Democrats had no 'leverage' in shutdown fight

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss his choice to diverge from House Democrats and vote in favor of the Trump-backed stopgap funding bill as it makes its way through the ...

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House unveils stopgap measure to keep government funded, avert shutdown

The continuing resolution bill will go to the House Rules Committee on Monday and a floor vote is expected Tuesday.

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Vice President JD Vance urges GOP to fall in line as shutdown looms

House Republicans are slated to vote Tuesday on their spending bill that would fund the government at current levels through September 2025.

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Chuck Schumer is in a real shutdown mess. Can he lead Democrats out of it?

Despite pressure from the left to hold firm, some Democratic senators seem headed for an off-ramp.

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Chuck Schumer is in a real shutdown mess. Can he lead Democrats out of it?

Despite pressure from the left to hold firm, some Democratic senators seem headed for an off-ramp.

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Trump signs continuing resolution, averting shutdown, White House says

The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.

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Shutdown fears grow as House Republicans battle over funding bill

House Speaker Mike Johnson is set to hold a vote on a GOP spending proposal, but opposition from both parties puts its passage in doubt. With Democrats vowing to vote against it and some ...

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Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N

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12:30 Report — Democrats play few cards in shutdown fight

{beacon} 12:30 REPORT Happy Thursday! Today's forecast in DC: ☁️ 48° (Find your weather here) In this edition: White House abruptly yanks CDC nominee Senate Dems look for cover in funding battle ...

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House GOP Passes Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown

Approval of the bill sent it to the Senate, where Republicans need the cooperation of several Democrats to move it past a filibuster and to passage before a midnight deadline on Friday.

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Schumer clashes with liberal colleagues over House GOP funding bill

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) surprised Washington Thursday by announcing on the Senate floor that he would vote to advance a House Republican-drafted six-month government funding ...

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Pelosi shades Schumer on funding bill: ‘Listen to the women’

Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) on Friday issued a blistering statement on how senators should handle a government funding vote that, without naming him, dinged Senate Minority Leader ...

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Fetterman weighs in on GOP-led continuing resolution to fund government

Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman weighed in on the Republican-led continuing resolution to keep the government funded, saying he is unwilling to vote to allow a government shutdown. CBS ...

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Lone Democrat to back House GOP spending bill explains decision

Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) defied House Democratic leadership on Tuesday when he voted for the GOP’s bill to avert a government shutdown — the only one in the caucus to support the stopgap. ...

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What's next after the House passed a government funding measure?

The House of Representatives narrowly passed a Republican-led continuing resolution to keep the government funded. Now the Senate must reach an agreement before the government shutdown deadline ...

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Live updates: Trump meets with NATO leader; judge blasts effort to fire federal workers

The Senate must pass a short-term funding bill before the government shutdown, while the White House has pulled its nominee for the CDC and President Trump has threatened Europe with more tariffs ...

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Ocasio-Cortez Lashes Out at Schumer Over His Support for G.O.P. Measure

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized Senator Chuck Schumer for siding with Republicans on a plan to avert a government shutdown. Her tough language drew talk of a primary challenge.

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Trump administration briefing: Democrats divided as funding bill passes; president rails against justice department

Democrats dismayed after some help Republicans avert government shutdown; Trump vents about prosecutions while taking DoJ victory lap – key US politics stories from Friday at a glance. The US ...

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In big win, Luna notches signatures to force vote on parental proxy voting

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) notched enough support to force a floor vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents, circumventing House GOP leaders who oppose the measure and argue that it is ...

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Trump congratulates Schumer for doing ‘right thing’ on CR

President Trump on Friday congratulated Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) for opting to vote to advance the House-Republican drafted six-month government funding bill, despite pushback ...

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Schumer apologizes for calling Republicans 'bastards'

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer quickly apologized for calling Republicans "bastards" on live television while criticizing their stopgap funding plan, which he will vote in favor of rather ...

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Schumer brushes off leadership questions: ‘My caucus and I are in sync’

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) brushed off questions surrounding his leadership and defended his decision to vote to advance the six-month GOP-crafted continuing resolution (CR) that ...

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Schumer at center of civil war after funding fiasco

Democrats on Capitol Hill are waging an internal war against one of their own after the GOP successfully muscled through the Senate a partisan spending bill that drew the votes of Minority Leader ...

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Van Jones on Democrats' 'volcanic anger' with Schumer: 'We need alpha energy'

CNN political commentator Van Jones weighed in on the “volcanic anger” Democrats have with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) after he voted to advance the GOP-backed spending bill, ...

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LIV Golf Singapore 2025 odds, picks, field: Golf insider reveals best bets, sleepers, favorite to avoid

Eric Cohen has studied the 2025 LIV Golf Singapore field and locked in his top sleepers, favorite to avoid and best bets

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Trump signs funding bill to avert a government shutdown

President Donald Trump on Saturday signed into law a six-month funding bill, averting a government shutdown.

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Evening Report — Government funding fight headed for the wire

Presented by National Council on Aging {beacon} Evening Report TRUMP FIRST 100 DAYS © Greg Nash House takes first swing at averting shutdown HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADERS are striking a confident tone ...

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Luna uses rare maneuver to try to force vote on allowing proxy voting for new parents

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) introduced a rare motion Monday seeking to force a vote on proxy voting after she struggled to balance the responsibilities of being a lawmaker and a new parent in ...

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Johnson weighs options after 'stubborn' Luna forces vote on 'unconstitutional' parental proxy voting

Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is weighing his options after a bipartisan group led by Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) garnered enough support to force a floor vote on legislation to allow proxy ...

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Government shutdown looms amid budget showdown in Congress

Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington. Nikole Killion explains.

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How a Government Shutdown Would Help Elon Musk

On this special episode of Uncanny Valley, we unpack Elon Musk's desire for a government shutdown that could become permanent. Plus: An update on measles misinformation in the US.

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How a Government Shutdown Would Help Elon Musk

On this special episode of Uncanny Valley, we unpack Elon Musk's desire for a government shutdown that could become permanent. Plus: An update on measles misinformation in the US.

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