WASHINGTON – Ten Senate Democrats joined with most of their GOP colleagues on Friday to advance a government funding bill, averting a partial shutdown of major federal services beginning at midnight.
The Senate passed a Republican-backed bill to fund the government, sending the measure to President Donald Trump’s desk ahead of a midnight funding deadline. The bill, which would fund the government ...
On Saturday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: A government shutdown has been averted. USA TODAY Economy Reporter Rachel Barber takes a closer look at what's actually going on amid economic ...
almost certainly averting a government shutdown, with multiple Senate Democrats—including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.—voting to advance the bill despite backlash from House ...
So this long and terrible week is finally over. Chuck Schumer got what he wanted and there will be no government shutdown. We’ll never know what would have happened had it gone the other way ...
It's likely the US government will avert a debilitating shutdown on Saturday, said Sen. Ted Cruz. "I think it's probably not going to happen. I think we're gonna see the Democrats cave," Cruz (R ...
A government shutdown was averted just hours before the Friday 11:59 p.m. deadline after enough Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., helped Republicans defeat the ...
Curtis' bill would create a baseline budget that restarts each fiscal year at the prior year’s spending levels unless altered ...
Washington has now averted a government shutdown after an up-and-down week saw House Republicans offering a united front and resistant Democrats cornered.
WASHINGTON – Ten Senate Democrats joined with most of their GOP colleagues on Friday to advance a government funding bill, averting a partial shutdown of major federal services beginning at ...
DEMOCRATIC PARTY FRACTURES OVER TRUMP-BACKED BILL TO AVERT GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN Senate Democrats grappled for days over whether to support the GOP-led bill. Republicans control 53 Senate seats and ...