Shutdown showdown leaves Democrats deeply divided: From the Politics Desk
The fight over a looming government shutdown as left the Democratic Party deeply divided as they try to find their footing in the second Trump administration.
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House funding vote puts Senate Democrats in a bind: From the Politics Desk
Senate Democrats are in a politically precarious position after the House passed a stopgap bill to avoid a government shutdown.NBC News - 3d -
Senate Democrats make their move in the shutdown fight: From the Politics Desk
The House’s passage of a Republican stopgap funding bill has put Senate Democrats in a bind: Either back a measure they disapprove of and give up some of the only leverage they will have on major ...NBC News - 2d -
The two big questions looming over the shutdown fight: From the Politics Desk
Two big questions are looming over the shutdown fight as Republican lawmakers try to pass a stopgap bill to fund the government.NBC News - 4d -
Trump administration briefing: Democrats divided as funding bill passes; president rails against justice department
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Schumer’s Retreat From a Government Shutdown Has Young Democrats Fuming
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The Democratic Divide: Would a Shutdown Have Helped or Hurt Trump?
The party’s split over supporting a spending extension to avert a lapse in government funding boiled down to a practical question of how much power the president has in a shutdown.The New York Times - 2h -
Schumer Under Fire as Pelosi and Other Democrats Criticize Shutdown Retreat
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Senate Democrats leery of blocking GOP bill fear shutdown politics have changed
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Dark economic clouds loom over Trump and the GOP: From the Politics Desk
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