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Live updates: Bill to end government shutdown passes Senate, heads to House
The Senate on Monday passed the bill to end the government shutdown, sending it to the House. Final passage came after a series of procedural votes. Those, in turn, followed a weekend breakthrough that saw eight centrist and retiring Democrats join Republicans on Sunday night in approving a plan to reopen the government. The deal…
Why a handful of Democratic senators decided to end the shutdown
Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.), who nearly a decade ago served as Hillary Clinton’s running mate when she lost the presidency to Donald Trump, was the eighth Democratic senator to back a centrist deal the Senate is set to approve Monday that is likely to soon end the longest shutdown in American history. Kaine’s top priority was to…
Trump says the GOP ‘broke’ Schumer
President Trump criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s (D-N.Y. ) handling of the government shutdown in an interview on Monday, saying Republicans bested him in the process. “I think he made a mistake in going too far,” Trump told Fox News’s Laura Ingraham on The Ingraham Angle. “He thought he could break the Republicans and…
Senate passes bill to reopen government; House set to return to DC
The Senate voted Monday evening to end the 41-day government shutdown, setting the stage for the House to reconvene later this week to pick up the legislation and send it to President Trump’s desk. The Senate voted 60-40 to pass a bill to fund military construction, veterans’ affairs, the Department of Agriculture and the legislative branch through…
Out to Lunch? Sen. Tim Kaine Says He Was So Distracted by Virginia Elections That He Couldn’t Pay Attention to Shutdown Negotiations.
Sen. Tim Kaine (D.) told a reporter he wasn’t giving his full attention to shutdown negotiations before Sunday because he was so focused on the elections in his home state of Virginia.
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Jeffries opposes Senate moves to end shutdown
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Sunday vowed to oppose a new Senate deal in the works to end the nearly six-week government shutdown. In a statement, the Democratic leader dug his heels in on his party’s position that any legislation to reopen the government must include an extension of the enhanced Affordable Care…
Senate has enough Democratic votes to reopen government after 40-day shutdown
Senate Democrats emerged from a two-and-a-half-hour caucus meeting Sunday night announcing there will be enough votes in the Senate to reopen the federal government after a grueling 40-day shutdown. A group of centrist Democrats led by Sens. Angus King (Maine), an independent who caucuses with Democrats, and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.). and Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), negotiated…
Democrats shift toward reopening government as key Virginia lawmaker backs deal
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), who represents more than 144,000 federal employees in his home state, announced Sunday that he will support a deal to reopen the government even though it does not ensure an extension of enhanced health insurance premiums. The legislation would, however, require the Trump administration to restore the thousands of federal workers…
Georgia Democrats see momentum after special elections wins
Democrats are feeling bullish about their chances of clinching both the Senate and governor’s races in Georgia next year after the party won a pair of special elections this week that were seen as potential bellwether races ahead of 2026. Democrats flipped two seats on the Georgia Public Service Commission on Tuesday, marking the first…
Sunday shows preview: Government shutdown lingers as Dems, GOP fight for way out
The government shutdown has spanned 38 days, making it the longest federal shuttering in United States history, surpassing the standoff during President Trump’s first term. Lawmakers in Washington have remained deadlocked over the House-authored continuing resolution (CR), which Senate Democrats have voted against 14 times. But Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Saturday that the…
