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GOP senators worry Trump is undercutting their shutdown strategy

Senate Republicans are grumbling that President Trump undercut their strategy for ending the government shutdown when he said that he’s willing to...

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Schumer draws GOP fire for saying 'every day gets better' for Democrats during shutdown

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) is drawing fire from Republicans after declaring that “every day gets better for us” Democrats...

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Democrats gird for war with Pam Bondi

Senate Democrats say they will hold Attorney General Pam Bondi “accountable” for her leadership of the Department of Justice and for what they...

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Senate Democrat: Bondi campaign contribution accusation 'simply isn't true'

Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (R.I.) says Attorney General Pam Bondi’s accusation at a hearing Tuesday that he accepted campaign contributions...

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GOP senators increasingly anxious about Trump’s aggressive use of National Guard

Republican senators are increasingly uneasy about President Trump’s standoff with Democratic governors over deploying National Guard troops from...

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Bondi, Democratic senator get into heated shouting match, forcing chairman to intervene

Attorney General Pam Bondi got into several heated exchanges with Democratic Sen. Alex Padilla (Calif.) during which Bondi accused the senator of not...

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'Horrible' message: Republican slams White House threat to withhold furloughed workers' back pay

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.) on Tuesday strongly criticized the White House budget office for circulating a draft memo indicating that...

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Bondi accuses Democratic senator of lying about military record in heated exchange

Attorney General Pam Bondi got into a heated exchange with Democratic Sen. Richard Blumenthal (Conn.), accusing him of “lying” about his military...

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Trump aloof as lawmakers fear protracted shutdown

President Trump, whom Democrats say is the only Republican leader who can break the government funding stalemate, has stayed out of the fray on...

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Bill to reopen government fails in Senate after bipartisan talks fall short 

Senate Democrats voted for the fourth time Friday to defeat a House-passed bill that would fund the government through Nov. 21 and end the...

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Democrats seek shutdown leverage with economy over Trump, GOP

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are buckling in for a protracted government shutdown, something that experts say could begin to have a significant impact on...

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Capitol quiet on second day of shutdown

The U.S. Capitol was quiet on the second day of the government shutdown as votes are not scheduled in either chamber in observance of Yom Kippur....

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Cruz posts video of Democrats wearing sombreros, cartoon mustaches

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) on Wednesday posted a parody video online depicting his Senate Democratic colleagues wearing photoshopped sombreros and...

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Lawmakers expect shutdown to drag on for at least a week

Senators say they expect the government shutdown to drag out until at least the middle of next week, with some fearing it could go even longer. The...

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Republicans again defeat alternative Democratic proposal to fund government

Senate Republicans voted Wednesday to block a Senate Democratic proposal to fund the federal government through Oct. 31, to permanently extend...

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Senate defeats House-passed bill to reopen government, despite Democratic cracks

Senate Democrats voted Wednesday to block a House-passed stopgap funding bill that would reopen the federal government until Nov. 21, but several...

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Democrats defeat Republican funding plan, taking government to brink of shutdown

The Senate Democrats on Tuesday voted almost in unison to defeat a House-passed bill to fund the government through Nov. 21, putting Washington on the...

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Senate blocks rival bills to prevent midnight shutdown

The Senate on Tuesday, as expected, failed to approve a GOP stopgap to keep the government funded or a Democratic alternative, edging the government...

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Schumer: Trump 'trolling' on Internet like a 10-year-old with government about to shut down

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) vented his frustration with President Trump Tuesday after Trump posted a video on social media using...

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US airlines warn shutdown may slow flights

U.S. airlines are warning Congress that if the government shuts down at midnight Wednesday, flights could be delayed because air traffic controllers...

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Centrists give up hope to prevent shutdown as Trump talks fizzle

Centrist senators are giving up hope of avoiding a government shutdown this week after a contentious meeting between President Trump and congressional...

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Schumer: Trump, GOP leaders are 'divided' over health insurance subsidies in funding bill

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) said a rift is emerging between President Trump and GOP leaders in Congress about whether to use a...

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Schumer says he will not support 7- or 10-day stopgap to avoid shutdown

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) said he would not support a weeklong or 10-day government funding measure to avoid a government shutdown...

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Fetterman: I’m not going to switch parties

Related Video: PA Sen. Fetterman LONE DEMOCRAT to Vote 'AYE' on GOP Spending Bill, 8 Days from SHUTDOWN | SUNRISE (Aired Sept. 22, 2025) Pennsylvania...

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Democrats dig in for shutdown to buck up demoralized voters

Democratic senators increasingly see shutting down the government to send a message to President Trump as a political necessity, Democratic aides...

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Thune: Democrats need to ‘dial back’ demands to avoid shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says Congress could avoid a government shutdown next week if Democrats “dial back” their demands to add...

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Cracks form among Senate Democrats as Trump threatens big shutdown layoffs

Cracks are starting to form in the Senate Democratic caucus over whether to hold the line against a seven-week clean government funding stopgap passed...

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Thune ‘very concerned’ about Trump, RFK Jr. Tylenol, autism claims

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says he’s “very concerned” about controversial claims by President Trump and Secretary of Health and...

25.09.2025 3

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GOP, Democrats both see incentives in a shutdown that looks inevitable

Congressional lawmakers and their aides are bracing for a shutdown that appears inevitable after President Trump canceled a meeting planned for...

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Senate Democrats demand information on FCC chair’s Kimmel communications

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) and eight other Senate Democrats wrote a letter Wednesday to Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chair Brendan Carr...

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Thune says to expect 'explosive' oversight hearings on Trump’s powers

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) says that Senate Republicans will conduct thorough oversight of President Trump’s use of executive power...

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GOP senators alarmed over Kennedy’s impact on Trump’s unorthodox health recommendations

Republican senators are growing increasingly uncomfortable over President Trump's unconventional forays into health policy, specifically the...

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Trump’s bitterness with Schumer increases odds of shutdown

Finding a deal this week to avoid a government shutdown will come down to a negotiation between President Trump and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck...

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McConnell says Cruz 'got it right' with criticism of FCC’s Carr

Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell (Ky.) has had his share of battles with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) over the years, but on Monday he said...

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Lawmakers say only Trump can avert government shutdown

Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Capitol Hill say Washington is headed for a government shutdown next week unless President Trump intervenes to...

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Schumer, Jeffries demand meeting with Trump to avoid government shutdown

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.) sent a letter to President Trump Saturday to demand a...

20.09.2025 2

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Cruz says FCC chair’s threats over Kimmel ‘right out of Goodfellas,’ ‘dangerous as hell’

Texas Sen. Ted Cruz (R) said he’s glad late night comedian Jimmy Kimmel is off the air indefinitely, but he warned that Federal Communications...

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GOP votes down Senate Democrats’ government funding bill

Senate Republicans voted down a Democratic proposal Friday to fund the government for one month and permanently extend health care premium subsidies...

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Government shutdown looms after Senate rejects House-passed stopgap funding bill

Senate Democrats on Friday blocked a House-passed bill to fund federal departments and agencies for seven weeks, putting Washington on the path to a...

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Democrats see health care as the reason they’ll avoid shutdown blame

Democratic lawmakers, who have struggled to put together a winning political message against President Trump, are feeling confident they have an upper...

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Scarlet Samp: Senior policy adviser, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.)

Scarlet Samp serves as Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R-S.D.) point person on budget and appropriations issues and played a critical role in...

18.09.2025 3

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Evan Schatz: Democratic staff director, Senate Appropriations Vice Chair Patty Murray (D-Wash.)

Evan Schatz has one of the most impressive resume on Capitol Hill and has been involved in several of the biggest Senate negotiations of the past 15...

18.09.2025 2

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Dan Kunsman: Staff director, Senate Republican Whip John Barrasso (Wyo.)

Dan Kunsman has every talent a Senate leader would want in a staff director, including the most important one of all: a knack for handling people and...

18.09.2025 3

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Democrats want government funding stopgap to reverse nearly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts

Senate Democrats on Wednesday evening unveiled an ambitious proposal to fund the government past Sept. 30 that would restore the nearly $1 trillion in...

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Democrats say shutdown necessary to send ‘message’ to Trump

Democratic senators say that unless Republicans scrap their plan to advance a “clean” seven-week continuing resolution, they don’t see any...

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Government shutdown odds go up after party leaders exchange fire

The odds of a government shutdown are rising after Democratic leaders on Tuesday swiftly rejected a 91-page stopgap funding proposal unveiled by...

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Thune, Schumer trade blows over looming shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) traded shots at each other Tuesday over who would be to...

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Senate Democrats to force votes on Trump tariffs on Canada, Brazil

Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) says he will force Republicans to vote on resolutions to revoke President Trump’s authority to invoke reciprocal...

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Thune signals Russia sanctions not likely to be on government funding stopgap

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Monday poured cold water on the likelihood that bipartisan legislation to place heavy sanctions on...

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Senate GOP narrowly defeats amendment directing Justice Department to release Epstein files

Senate Republicans on Wednesday narrowly voted to table an amendment directing the Department of Justice to release all the files related to convicted...

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