House Democrats whip "NO" on GOP plan to avoid government shutdown
House Democratic leaders are urging their members to oppose the stopgap spending bill Republicans plan to bring to the floor on Tuesday, according to aides and lawmakers. This raises the likelihood that the government could shut down on March 14.
10 Democrats help Republicans advance GOP funding bill to avoid shutdown
A group of 10 Democrats, including Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), on Friday voted to advance a Republican-crafted bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, taking a
Bill to avert government shutdown clears key hurdle with help from Democrats
A spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown narrowly cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate, paving the way for passage as a midnight Friday deadline loomed.
Republicans Win Shutdown Showdown, Leaving Democrats Indignant and Divided
The Senate voted to avoid a government shutdown less than nine hours before the deadline, leaving Democrats divided and pointing fingers.
Government shutdown averted as Democrats help Senate approve GOP spending bill
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.
Senate passes GOP measure to avert shutdown as Democrats fume over choice
The Senate on Friday passed a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.
House Democrats to hold 'Day of Action' to push back against GOP-backed spending bill
House Democrats will hold a "Day of Action" across the country on Tuesday to push back against the GOP-backed spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
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Q&A: Rep. Terry Brown on his bill to delete the NC constitution's literacy test
North Carolina's constitution still includes outdated language from a literacy test used to disenfranchise Black voters. Rep.
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Republicans Again Reject Durbin’s Unanimous Consent Request To Pass Resolution In Support Of Medical Research At NIH
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, in a speech on the Senate floor, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) again asked for ...
McBride: ‘I appear to live rent-free in the minds’ of Republicans
Rep. Sarah McBride (D-Del.), the first transgender person elected to Congress, is bashing Republicans for focusing on her gender instead of issues that affect the American public at large. “I ...
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Democratic leaders break with party on bill banning gender-affirming care to transgender inmates
The fissure that began in the days after Kamala Harris’ loss to President Donald Trump in the presidential race was on display this week among Democrats in the Georgia Senate Democratic Caucus.
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Trump And Johnson Push Funding Bill Through House Amid Dem Outcry Over DOGE, Gov’t Purges
This is a bad bill. We did not negotiate this bill. They did not negotiate this bill.” Democratic Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA) also chimed in, adding that she does not know “why a Democrat ...
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Nail-biter spending vote could hinge on Trump-district Democrats
Centrist Democrats are keeping them guessing. Heading into Tuesday’s vote to fund the federal government, almost a dozen House Democrats in Trump-won districts have yet to reveal if they’ll join ...
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Durbin Speaks Out Against Trump's Tariffs On Mexico and Canada
WASHINGTON In a speech on the Senate floor today, U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) spoke out against President ...