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'No Kings' movement hits Senate floor with Merkley marathon speech 

The “No Kings” movement made its way to the Capitol this week as Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) held the floor for 22 hours and 39 minutes from...

23.10.2025 50

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GOP seeks to make Democrats sweat over pay during shutdown

Senate Republicans are looking to turn the heat up on Democrats with a planned vote to pay military members and essential workers, a move they hope...

22.10.2025 20

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Flight delays, cancellations increase shutdown pressure on lawmakers

Alarm bells are going off for lawmakers after some of the nation's busiest airports experienced scores of delays over the weekend due to air traffic...

21.10.2025 20

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Democrats block bill to end government shutdown for 11th time

The Senate on Monday voted against reopening the federal government for the 11th time, pushing the shutdown to the three-week mark with both sides at...

21.10.2025 50

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When could the shutdown end? Five key dates to watch

The shutdown became one of the three longest in U.S. history on Friday, with lawmakers indicating they believe it will drag on and few signs emerging...

18.10.2025 4

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Senate GOP, Thune throw curveball into shutdown fight

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is throwing a curveball into the shutdown fight as he plans to bring a full-year spending bill for the...

16.10.2025 70

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GOP sets the stage for extended shutdown

Republicans and the Trump administration are bracing for a lengthy government shutdown, taking steps to alleviate any political pain that might...

15.10.2025 50

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Shutdown to enter third week after Senate rejects bill to reopen government

The Senate rejected a bill to reopen the government for the eighth time Tuesday, ensuring the shutdown will enter its third week with lawmakers...

15.10.2025 30

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Dwindling paychecks add pressure on GOP, Trump, Democrats to end shutdown

Pressure on lawmakers to reach a deal to end the government shutdown is expected to rise this week with the prospect that workers will begin to lose...

13.10.2025 10

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Thune accuses Schumer of being 'checked out' in search for shutdown deal

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Friday accused Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) of being “checked out” in the search...

10.10.2025 3

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Frustrations turn to heated confrontations as shutdown drags on

Partisan standoffs in the Capitol are bubbling into tense public confrontations as the government shutdown heads into its tenth day — with no end in...

10.10.2025 40

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Senators depart Washington without a shutdown deal

Senators departed Washington without a deal to end the government shutdown, ensuring that it will last into next week with both sides still...

10.10.2025 40

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Worries grow over air traffic tumult as shutdown hits second week

Senators are growing increasingly concerned that the mounting flight delays and air traffic controller absences could balloon to the level experienced...

09.10.2025 3

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Senate GOP confirms batch of 107 Trump nominees 

Senate Republicans on Tuesday confirmed a second bloc of President Trump's nominees, cementing 107 into place after changing the rules last month to...

08.10.2025 40

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Senate frustrations rise as shutdown starts feeling like 'Groundhog Day'

The government shutdown is turning into “Groundhog Day” for senators as they grow increasingly frustrated with the lack of movement toward a deal...

07.10.2025 8

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Senate rejects dueling government funding bills on Day 6 of shutdown

The Senate on Monday pushed the government shutdown to the one-week mark as Democrats blocked the GOP's "clean" stopgap funding bill from advancing...

07.10.2025 50

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Five Senate Democrats the GOP is trying to flip on government funding

Senate Republicans are pushing intensely to nab the five additional Democratic votes they need to unlock their bill to end the government shutdown....

04.10.2025 30

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Moderate Democrats at center of shutdown pressure campaign

Moderate Democrats are at the center of a game of tug-of-war between Republicans and Democratic leadership, as the GOP attempts to peel off the five...

02.10.2025 7

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US government shuts down after Congress fails to find funding deal

The federal government officially entered a shutdown at midnight on Wednesday after congressional leaders were unable to reach a deal on a stopgap...

01.10.2025 30

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Shutdown odds rise as leaders leave White House without progress

Congressional leaders left a meeting with President Trump on Monday saying they'd made no progress toward a deal that would prevent a shutdown on...

30.09.2025 20

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Shutdown fight leaves Democrats with no good options

The shutdown fight has left Democrats with few options, and none of them are good. Faced with President Trump’s refusal to negotiate, they can...

27.09.2025 60

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Democrats dismiss Trump budget office threats as shutdown edges closer

Democratic congressional leaders are dismissing a threat from the White House budget office to fire masses of federal workers during a government...

26.09.2025 10

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GOP hopes to make potential shutdown as painful for Dems as possible

President Trump and GOP lawmakers are itching to make a potential government shutdown as painful as possible for Democrats as negotiations show few...

24.09.2025 70

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5 things to watch as a shutdown looms

Congress is moving head-first toward a government shutdown after the Senate voted down a pair of stopgap spending bills, including a “clean” one...

22.09.2025 3

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Democrats fume over after Kimmel suspension

Democrats on Capitol Hill are fuming after ABC suspended Jimmy Kimmel over comments he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie...

19.09.2025 20

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Senate set to consider pair of spending bills with shutdown looming

The Senate is expected to vote on a pair of stopgap spending packages on Friday as lawmakers seek a way to avert a government shutdown ahead of the...

19.09.2025 6

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Schumer calls on FCC's Carr to resign over Jimmy Kimmel suspension 

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Thursday called on Brendan Carr to be ousted as chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)...

18.09.2025 4

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Senate Republicans invoke 'nuclear option' to change rules to confirm Trump nominees

Senate Republicans on Thursday invoked the so-called “nuclear option” and changed the chamber’s rules to more easily confirm dozens of President...

12.09.2025 70

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Republicans urge Trump to greenlight Russia sanctions vote after incursion into Poland

Republican senators are urging President Trump to give them the green light to vote on a Russia sanctions package in the wake of Moscow’s incursion...

11.09.2025 10

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Republicans bash Florida’s anti-vaccine stand: ‘Horrible idea’

Republicans on Capitol Hill are sounding alarms over Florida’s move to end vaccine mandates for school children, voicing fears about the spread of...

10.09.2025 60

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Senate GOP tees up 'nuclear option' to end Democratic nominee blockade 

Senate Republicans on Monday formally got the ball rolling on their bid to invoke the so-called nuclear option and change the chamber’s rules in...

09.09.2025 40

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Senate GOP frustration grows after quick exits of key Trump officials 

Senate Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated after a series of President Trump’s nominees tapped to key posts have been ousted or have...

07.09.2025 90

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Schumer: Democrats 'will force votes' on Trump tariffs after disappointing jobs report

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) vowed Friday that Democrats “will force votes” on President Trump’s tariffs after a subpar jobs...

05.09.2025 2

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Senate GOP closes in on ‘nuclear option’ to end Democratic roadblock of Trump nominees

Senate Republicans are coalescing around a plan that would allow them to confirm scores of President Trump’s nominees in batches in the coming weeks...

04.09.2025 10

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Senate GOP zeroes in on plan to end Trump nominee blockade

Senate Republicans are zeroing in on a rule change, which would be enacted through the “nuclear option,” that would allow them to expeditiously...

03.09.2025 9

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Senate GOP readies for high-stakes battles as work resumes in Washington

Related video: Jeffries, Schumer Call For 'FOUR CORNERS' Meeting with GOP Leaders To AVOID Shutdown | SUNRISE Senate GOP leaders are staring down a...

01.09.2025 3

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Returning Republicans look for fix to Trump nominee logjam

Senate Republicans are staring down a high-stakes week as they try to settle on a plan of attack in their bid to expedite the confirmation of hundreds...

28.08.2025 20

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Trump ratchets up 'blue slip' battle with Grassley

President Trump is escalating his criticism of Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) for his unwillingness to overhaul the “blue...

26.08.2025 4

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Trump's GOP allies warn against Ukraine entanglement

President Trump’s Republican allies are putting pressure on him not to entangle the U.S. militarily in Ukraine after he signaled an openness to...

20.08.2025 20

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Schumer: Trump attack on mail-in voting 'not based in fact or reality'

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Monday criticized President Trump’s broadside against mail-in voting, saying that right-wing claims...

18.08.2025 6

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GOP relishes forcing Dem votes on extending Trump DC police power

Republicans are licking their chops at the prospect that Senate Democrats will vote to block an extension of President Trump’s federalization of the...

15.08.2025 6

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Alaska to take center stage at Trump-Putin summit

Alaska will take a rare step into the spotlight as it plays host to the high-stakes summit between President Trump and Russian President Vladimir...

14.08.2025 20

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Schumer: 'No f---ing way' Dems will back Trump DC takeover extension

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) declared on Wednesday that Democrats will not go along with a potential request by President Trump to...

14.08.2025 40

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Senate GOP readies ‘nuclear’ option, set for August break after nominations deal falls apart

The Senate is set to finally begin its August recess without a deal on nominations as Republicans are intent on moving forward with a rules change to...

03.08.2025 30

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Senate deal on nominees elusive amid Democratic anger at Trump

President Trump, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) are making slow progress toward a deal...

02.08.2025 30

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Democrats ramp up pressure on Trump, GOP over Epstein files with arcane gambit

Democrats on Wednesday ramped up pressure on Republicans over the Jeffrey Epstein files, turning to an arcane rule to attempt to force the release of...

31.07.2025 30

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Republicans move to clear final hurdles to funding bill before recess

Senate Republicans are moving swiftly to clear key hurdles in their effort to pass a set of spending bills before the August recess and get the ball...

30.07.2025 3

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Roy Cooper entrance gives Democrats hope more Senate recruiting wins are on the way

Senate Democrats received a massive shot in the arm on Monday as former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) announced he is a go for the state’s...

29.07.2025 3

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Collins looks to navigate Trump, funding landmines as 2026 looms

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) is feeling the squeeze as she navigates a series of political landmines that put her at odds with President Trump and...

28.07.2025 20

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Republicans back Graham, Cornyn’s call for Obama special counsel

A handful of Senate Republicans on Thursday offered support for a move by Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) and John Cornyn (R-Texas) to get a special...

25.07.2025 8

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