Trump signs a bill funding the government for 6 months, avoiding a shutdown
President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September. His signature ...
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Trump was poised to have a bad week. Enter Democrats.
Democrats are fighting each other, distracting Washington, at least temporarily, from Trump’s trade war that has wreaked havoc on the stock market.
Senate shutdown showdown
House Republicans overcame their paper-thin majority yesterday evening and passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the federal ...
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US Congress scrambles to avert weekend government shutdown
US lawmakers raced Monday to avert a weekend government shutdown with a funding deal loudly backed by President Donald Trump ...
The odds of a government shutdown rise as markets weigh another source of 'unwelcome' uncertainty
The federal government could be in for a shutdown in less than two days after Senate Democrats offered up a plan to play hardball and oppose a House bill that would keep the government open until ...
Republicans are marching ahead with a government funding bill despite Democratic opposition
Republicans will face a critical test of their unity when a spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and ...
House approves bill to fund the government through Sept. 30. Now it goes to the Senate
The measure moves to the Senate, where it will probably need support from at least eight Senate Democrats to get to President ...
Government shutdown looms as Republicans push spending bill
Republicans will face a critical test of their unity when a spending bill that would avoid a partial government shutdown and ...
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Republicans are marching ahead with a government funding bill despite Democratic opposition
Senate Democrats generally seem to be emphasizing patience at this stage, waiting to see if Republicans can muscle the bill ... said Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a South Dakota Republican.
The Testing of John Thune
The low-drama South Dakotan has arrived at the apex of power in the Senate just as Donald Trump is exerting his own executive authority. Will Thune draw a line?