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Live updates: Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
The Senate is working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare Friday. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer signalled he'd allow Democrats to side with Republicans and allow t
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Live updates: Senate plans vote on Trump-backed bill to avert government shutdown
The latest news on President Donald Trump’s administration and the expected Senate vote on a continuing resolution to avert a government shutdown.
Senate Democrats to provide votes for Trump-backed resolution to avoid government shutdown
Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate, said he would vote to end the filibuster, indicating sufficient support among other party members to allow vote on Republican bill.
Government shutdown blame game: Why Schumer, Senate Democrats are in a pickle
WASHINGTON – It's a bad week to be a Senate Democrat.
Schumer says Democrats will block GOP funding bill, heightening shutdown alert
Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday that Senate Democrats will not provide the votes to pass the House-approved deal to fund the government.
Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's funding bill as shutdown draws near
After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to advance the House-approved measure.
Senate Democrats wrestle with allowing a government shutdown
With funding set to run out at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, several more Senate Democrats remain non-committal while others publicly declared they would not vote for the short-term Republican budget bill.
Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare as Democrats confront two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives President Donald Trump vast discretion on spending decisions or voting no and letting a funding lapse ensue.
Senate Democrats say they'll oppose GOP funding bill as government shutdown deadline looms
N.Y., and other Senate Democrats said they'll oppose the six-month GOP government spending bill and want a one-month CR instead.
Senate Dems set to filibuster GOP budget resolution, raising shutdown fears
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said Democrats will stand in the way of efforts to pass a Republican-led budget patch that passed the House earlier this week with almost no bipartisan support.
The Latest: Senate has just hours left to avoid a partial government shutdown
The Senate is finding itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare ...
Did Democrats Blink in the Shutdown Standoff?
Many Senate Democrats are digging in their heels against a stopgap bill to fund the government. But with a shutdown looming, ...
Senate Democrats Balk at Funding Extension, Raising the Risk of a Shutdown
The top Senate Democrat said his members were not ready to provide the votes to allow the Republican-written stopgap spending ...
Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy
Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a ...
CNN's Manu Raju: Enough Senate Democrats Appear Ready To Pass House GOP Spending Plan
CNN's Capitol Hill correspondent Manu Raju reports on the struggle taking place within the Senate Democratic caucus over ...
Democrats look to save face in shutdown battle
Senate Democrats say privately that they will not allow the government to shut down Saturday, despite growing pressure from ...
‘They’re Totally Screwed’: White House Taunts Democrats on Shutdown
The confidence is especially noteworthy given that Schumer has yet to detail his plans. Many lawmakers in both parties are ...