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US Senate to move on stopgap bill to avert partial government shutdown
The U.S. Senate will prepare temporary spending legislation that would avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the month, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer said on Thursday.
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Schumer coins 'Trump shutdown,' slamming GOP amid spending fight
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is laying the groundwork to blame Trump and Republicans for a possible partial government shutdown.
Schumer tees up Senate stopgap vote after House bill dies
Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer on Thursday set up a vote on a stopgap bill in his chamber following the failed attempt to pass a government funding patch out of the House.
Schumer says Senate will act after failure of stopgap government funding bill in House
The Senate will advance a bipartisan stopgap government funding bill on Thursday after efforts to pass a similar measure in the Republican-controlled House fell apart, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced.
Schumer Vows Senate Will 'Step In' To Pass Funding Bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer vowed the Senate will "step in" to pass a funding bill to avoid a "Trump" shut down. His remarks come after the House failed to pass Speaker Mike Johnson's continuing resolution.
Harris could win the presidency but lose the Senate, giving Republicans a veto over her agenda and judges
If Kamala Harris defeats Donald Trump and wins the presidency, she may still face a Republican Senate that could block her ...
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Advocates call for expanding free school meals at U.S. Senate hearing
Amid persistent child hunger and food insecurity in the United States, lawmakers and advocates on Wednesday stressed the ...
U.S. Senate election in Texas: Here’s when Ted Cruz and Colin Allred will debate
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz and his November opponent, U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, will debate live on TV next month. The debate between ...
US Senate committee questions tech executives about election threats
U.S. lawmakers questioned tech executives on Wednesday about their preparations for battling foreign disinformation threats ...
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A Senate hearing on hate crime becomes a horror show for mother of slain child
Hanaan Shahin came to D.C. only to hear more of the same anti-Palestinian bigotry that got her son Wadea killed.
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Abortion Is on the Ballot in Ten States. Here’s Why It Won’t Be in Texas.
Donald Trump and other Republican candidates have said that abortion policy is now up to voters in each state. Texas is one ...
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Critical mineral supply chain bill sails through Senate
(Left to right) Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chair Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) ...
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Protecting American Agriculture from Foreign Adversaries Act passed in the U.S. House, now moves to Senate
An act to curb problematic land purchases by countries like China has passed the U.S. House and has moved to the Senate.