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Thune’s support for filibuster 'unchanged' by Trump demand to nuke it

Senate Majority Leader John Thune's (R-S.D.) support for keeping the 60-vote threshold for passing legislation through the Senate remains...

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GOP senator 'firm no' on Trump's call to eliminate filibuster

Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) says he is a “firm no” on eliminating the Senate filibuster, which requires legislation to have 60 votes to advance,...

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Nation’s largest airlines press Democrats to pass funding stopgap to reopen government

Four of the nation’s largest airlines are pressing Senate Democrats to pass a clean stopgap spending bill to reopen the government amidst growing...

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Republicans battling behind scenes over funding SNAP during shutdown

Cracks are forming in the Senate GOP conference over whether benefits under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) should be allowed to...

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Senate GOP, Democrats looking for 'off-ramp' to end shutdown next week

Senate Republicans and Democrats are trying to hammer out a proposal to end the 30-day government shutdown as soon as next week, as some centrist...

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4 Senate Republicans vote to rebuke Trump in midst of Canada tariff spat

The Senate voted 50 to 46 on Wednesday to eliminate President Trump’s authority to impose steep tariffs on Canada, something he exercised again in...

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Senate Democrats demand 'complete accounting' of Trump's ballroom donors

A group of Senate Democrats led by Sen. Adam Schiff (Calif.) wrote a letter Tuesday to White House chief of staff Susie Wiles demanding a “complete...

29.10.2025 2

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Democrats wobble as pressure to end shutdown ramps up

Senate Democrats are taking a close look at a Republican proposal to pay all federal employees — including essential and furloughed workers — as...

29.10.2025 20

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5 GOP senators vote to pass resolution terminating Trump’s Brazil tariffs

Five Senate Republicans voted with Democrats on Tuesday night to pass a resolution terminating President Trump’s emergency authority to impose steep...

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Senate Democrats block government funding bill for 13th time

Senate Democrats on Tuesday voted for the 13th time to block a House-passed bill to reopen the federal government, despite a plea this week by the...

28.10.2025 1

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GOP, Democrats face rising pressure on multiple fronts to end shutdown

Pressure is building on Democratic and Republican leaders to end the 28-day shutdown after the nation’s largest federal workers union called for an...

28.10.2025 8

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US military buildup in Caribbean continues

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28.10.2025 2

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Key GOP senator offers proposal to pay essential and furloughed workers during shutdown 

Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), the lead Senate Republican negotiator on a bill to pay key federal workers during the shutdown, says he has offered Democrats...

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Disgust with lawmakers may lead GOP, Democrats to seek end to shutdown

Democratic and Republican strategists and pollsters agree that the government shutdown, which will hit the 30-day mark this week, is a growing...

27.10.2025 8

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GOP senators disconcerted by possible $230M Justice Department payout to Trump

Reports this week that President Trump is demanding that the Justice Department pay him $230 million in compensation for wrongful prosecution is...

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Ossoff, Warnock break with Democrats on bill to pay essential workers during shutdown

Sen. Jon Ossoff (Ga.), the most vulnerable Democratic incumbent in the Senate, and his home-state colleague, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), voted...

23.10.2025 1

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GOP senator blocks Democratic bill to pay all federal employees during shutdown

Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) objected to a request by Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Thursday for the Senate to immediately consider and pass a bill to...

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Live updates: Democrats vote down GOP bill to pay troops, some federal workers amid shutdown

The Senate on Thursday failed to approve a bill, which would pay some federal employees, including service members, as the government shutdown...

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Democrats block bill to pay military, essential workers during shutdown

Senate Democrats on Thursday blocked a Republican-sponsored bill to pay active-duty members of the military and other essential federal employees who...

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Republicans divided over Trump’s role in ending shutdown

Republican senators hope that President Trump can step in and help end the 22-day government shutdown by beginning talks with Democrats on enhanced...

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Democrats block government funding bill for 12th time after marathon floor protest

Senate Democrats voted Wednesday for a 12th time to block a House-passed bill to reopen the government and keep it funded through Nov. 21. Democrats...

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Democratic senator holds Senate floor for 21 hours and counting to protest Trump

Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley (Ore.), a prominent Senate progressive, held the Senate floor overnight and into Wednesday afternoon, speaking for more...

22.10.2025 2

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Tillis voices 'concerns' over Trump’s 'odd' bid to win $230M from DOJ

Republican Sen. Thom Tillis (N.C.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, said he has “concerns” about President Trump’s “odd” bid to...

22.10.2025 3

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Senate GOP chatter rises on filibuster reform to end shutdown

Senate Republicans are increasingly chattering about changing the filibuster’s rules if Democrats do not end the shutdown, even though Senate...

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GOP senators balk at Trump targeting blue states

Republican senators are balking at the Trump administration’s decision to cut off transportation funding to Democratic “blue states” such as New...

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Thune: Time to think about House returning to DC to vote on government funding

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Monday said the government shutdown has dragged on for so long that it’s time to start thinking about...

20.10.2025 2

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Democrats demand details on planned Energy Department layoffs

Senior Democratic members of the Senate and House Appropriations committees are demanding the Trump administration provide details on plans to fire...

20.10.2025 5

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Democratic senators fear getting ‘hammered’ after 'No Kings' for ending shutdown

Some Democrats skeptical about their leadership’s hard-line stance against reopening the federal government privately acknowledge that they fear...

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Thune to force Democrats to vote on paying the troops during the shutdown

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) plans to force Democrats to vote next week on legislation to pay more than 1 million military service...

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GOP senators worry about Trump, Hegseth shutdown moves

Republican senators have questions and concerns about how President Trump is managing to pay more than 1 million military service members during the...

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GOP seeks to wrest back momentum from Democrats in shutdown fight

Republicans are trying to win back political momentum in the government shutdown fight from Democrats, putting their rivals on the defensive and...

16.10.2025 20

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GOP seeks to ramp up political pain for Democrats on shutdown

Senate Republicans are ramping up pressure on Democrats over the shutdown, taking away a vote on a Democratic alternative to open the government and...

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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...

09.10.2025 4

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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...

09.10.2025 20

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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...

08.10.2025 20

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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...

08.10.2025 20

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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...

07.10.2025 3

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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...

07.10.2025 3

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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...

07.10.2025 20

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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...

06.10.2025 10

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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...

03.10.2025 3

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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...

03.10.2025 10

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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....

02.10.2025 2

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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...

02.10.2025 20

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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...

01.10.2025 2

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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...

01.10.2025 4

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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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