US Senate Poised to Pass Republican Stopgap Spending Bill, Avert Shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Friday was poised to pass a stopgap spending bill and avert a partial government shutdown, after Democrats backed down in a standoff driven by anger over President Donald Trump's campaign to slash the federal workforce.
U.S. President Donald Trump congratulated Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) for "doing the right thing" and voting for a Republican spending bill. "Took 'guts' and courage!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social ...
Schumer's commitment comes a day after the top Senate Democrat said “Republicans do not have the votes in the Senate.” ...
House Republicans this week passed a government funding bill 217-213 without assistance from Democrats, losing only one vote from Rep. Thomas Massie, R-Ky.
Texas GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales, who previously said he would not support any stopgap bill, told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer he now plans ...
Military service leaders are telling senators that passing a temporary budget that keeps defense spending largely flat will ...
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The comment came during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin as Republicans try to get a government spending ...
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