Schumer says Democrats will block GOP funding bill, raising shutdown alert

Schumer to vote for GOP spending bill amid Democratic divisions

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says that he is ready to advance Republicans’ funding bill to avert a government shutdown. It marks a major reversal from two days ago and the strategy is ...

NBC News - 4h

Schumer says he'll vote for GOP funding bill, other Democrats criticize plan

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he'll vote in favor of House Republicans' stopgap funding bill as Congress barrels toward the deadline to avert a government shutdown. Siobhan Hughes, ...

CBS News - 3h

Arizona Democrats say they'll vote against GOP bill to avert shutdown

A pair of Senate Democrats from a key battleground state on Thursday said that they would vote against the GOP’s six-month spending bill, raising questions about the possibility of a government ...

The Hill - 20h

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

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NBC News - 16h

Democrats react to Schumer's plan to vote for GOP funding bill

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is surprising a lot of Democrats with his move to vote for the Republican funding bill in order to avoid a looming government shutdown. Moderator of Meet the ...

NBC News - 4h

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.

The New York Times - 3h

Schumer says he will vote yes on GOP funding bill

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer called it a “Hobson’s choice” and that the Republican bill is a “terrible option” but indicated he would vote yes on the funding bill to prevent a government ...

NBC News - 16h

Schumer says he will vote to advance GOP spending bill, lowering threat of shutdown

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) announced on the Senate floor Thursday that he plans to vote to advance a House-passed six-month government funding bill, despite the strong opposition ...

The Hill - 17h

Senate Democrats leery of blocking GOP bill fear shutdown politics have changed

Senate Democrats are leery of blocking a House Republican-drafted six-month government funding bill, fearing that a government shutdown may backfire on them politically by giving Elon Musk and the ...

The Hill - 3d

Schumer to vote for GOP measure to avert government shutdown

The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the support of Democrats to move forward.

CBS News - 2h

Chuck Schumer to vote for Republican funding bill to avert shutdown

Minority leader laments ‘Hobson’s choice’ but says shutdown would give Trump and Musk ‘carte blanche’. The Senate minority leader, Chuck Schumer, said on Thursday he would vote for a ...

The Guardian - 15h

GOP plan to avoid a partial shutdown gains support from a crucial Democrat

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, says he supports voting for a GOP plan that would avoid a partial government shutdown. It's not clear how many Senate Democrats will join ...

CBS News - 2h

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 ...

The Hill - 5h

Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's funding bill as shutdown draws near

After meeting with his conference, the Senate minority leader said "Republicans do not have the votes" to advance the House-approved measure, which requires 60 to pass.

NBC News - 1d

Defiant Democrats say they won’t support GOP funding bill

Senate Democrats say they will not back a government funding bill written by Republicans as a Friday deadline looms, instead pushing for both parties to pass an extension. NBC’s Garrett Haake ...

NBC News - 1d

Schumer warns of Doge’s ‘maximum destruction’ if government shuts down amid Democratic divide on spending bill – live

At least eight Senate Democrats need to vote with Republicans to advance bill ahead of midnight deadline to fund government. Chuck Schumer to vote for Republican funding bill to avert ...

The Guardian - 18m

Burn pit fund for veterans on chopping block in GOP spending bill

Democratic lawmakers and veterans’ groups are fuming over a provision in a stopgap federal spending bill passed by House Republicans this week that would cut a Department of Veteran Affairs fund ...

The Hill - 1h

What to know about the looming government shutdown as funding deadline nears

Congress has until Friday night to approve a spending bill to avoid a government shutdown, but Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Republicans in the Senate don't have the votes to pass the ...

CBS News - 1d

Senate Democrats struggle with funding dilemma as shutdown deadline looms

Senate Democrats are staring down a major dilemma as they agonize over how to handle the GOP’s stopgap spending bill in the face of a potential government shutdown by the end of the week. ...

The Hill - 1d

Senate Democrats appear ready to back down in government shutdown fight

Senate Democrats say the six-month government funding resolution that passed the House Tuesday is a “horrible” bill, but there’s growing sentiment within the Senate Democratic conference that it ...

The Hill - 2d

Democrats release their own stopgap funding bill as House GOP plows forward

Congressional Democrats rolled out their own short-term funding patch to keep the government running beyond Friday's shutdown deadline, as House Republicans barrel forward with a Trump-endorsed ...

The Hill - 3d

What to know after Schumer says he'll vote for GOP bill to avert government shutdown

Just a day after saying Republicans didn't have the votes to pass their continuing resolution, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says he'll vote to keep the government open. Congress has until ...

CBS News - 2h

House Democrats stew over Schumer's capitulation on GOP funding bill

Politico - 14h

Some Senate Democrats split over spending bill to avert government shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Republicans don't currently have the votes to pass the short-term spending bill. Some Democrats say they are split over whether to support the stopgap ...

CBS News - 1d

House GOP releases stopgap bill to avert shutdown

House GOP leaders on Saturday unveiled a stopgap funding bill, known as a continuing resolution, that will fund the government at current levels through September 2025.

ABC News - 5d

House Democrats bash Senate colleagues for backing GOP spending bill: ‘Huge slap in the face’

House Democrats are furious at their fellow Democrats in the Senate for supporting a Republican spending bill, saying Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and other aisle-hopping senators are ...

The Hill - 12h

Schumer calls for vote on new continuing resolution to avoid government shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer says Republican senators don't have the votes to pass the GOP spending bill that was approved by the House and is instead pushing for a vote on a separate ...

CBS News - 1d

Trump-district Democrats face risky vote on GOP spending bill

House Democrats in districts carried by President Trump are confronting a potentially risky vote next week when GOP leaders are expected to put their partisan government funding bill on the floor. ...

The Hill - 5d

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 ...

The Hill - 1d

Trump says Democrats would be to blame for shutdown, suggests it could delay tax cuts

President Trump said Thursday that Democrats would be to blame if government funding runs out this week and suggested a shutdown could delay GOP efforts to extend expiring tax cuts. "They do a ...

The Hill - 20h

Shutdown watch: GOP favors short-term bill as Democrats express opposition

Congress has one week to pass a spending bill that would avert a shutdown, but lawmakers from both parties are not on the same page about how they'll move forward.

ABC News - 6d

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 ...

CBS News - 3d

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 ...

CBS News - 22h

House's short-term spending bill heads to Senate, passage needed by Friday to avoid shutdown

The GOP stopgap funding bill passed Monday night in the House will now go to the Senate where Republicans will need Democratic support to pass it into law and avert a government shutdown. CBS News ...

CBS News - 2d

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. ...

The Hill - 2d

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick says "it remains to be seen" if GOP can pass bill to avoid shutdown

Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi, who is one of the bipartisan co-chairs of the House Problem Solvers Caucus, tells "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" that he will be voting against the continuing ...

CBS News - 4d

Trump-backed plan to fund government raises GOP concerns on defense

Republicans are raising concerns about what the Trump-backed strategy to stave off next week’s government shutdown threat could mean for defense programs for the next six months. President Trump ...

The Hill - 6d

Trump: Government shutdown would be 'purely on the Democrats'

President Trump said Democrats would be "purely to blame" for a government shutdown after House Republicans passed a funding bill that is uncertain to pass in the Senate.

NBC News - 21h

Senate Democrats' impending choice: Shutdown or surrender

House Democrats say they won't vote for the House GOP's spending plan. Democrats across the Capitol aren't so sure.

Politico - Mar. 7

Schumer says Democrats will block GOP funding bill, raising shutdown alert

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