US Senate Poised to Pass Republican Stopgap Spending Bill, Avert Shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Friday was poised to pass a stopgap spending bill and avert a partial government shutdown, after Democrats backed down in a standoff driven by anger over President Donald Trump's campaign to slash the federal workforce.
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Many Senate Democrats are digging in their heels against a stopgap bill to fund the government. But with a shutdown looming, ...
Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a ...
With funding set to run out at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, several more Senate Democrats remain non-committal while others publicly ...
CNN's Capitol Hill correspondent Manu Raju reports on the struggle taking place within the Senate Democratic caucus over ...
The party is torn between pushing back against President Trump and triggering a shutdown with unknown consequences.
Senate Democrats say privately that they will not allow the government to shut down Saturday, despite growing pressure from ...
The confidence is especially noteworthy given that Schumer has yet to detail his plans. Many lawmakers in both parties are ...
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