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US government shutdown looms; Senate rejects stopgap funding bill

The threat of a U.S. government shutdown surged on Friday, as the U.S. Senate rejected a short-term funding bill to keep federal agencies operating after September 30 and then left town for a week-lo...

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Senate leaders set up dueling votes on stopgap funding bills

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House-passed GOP funding bill fails in Senate, leaving path to avoid shutdown unclear

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US Government Shutdown Looms; Senate Rejects Stopgap Funding Bill

Republicans who control the U.S. Congress will try on Friday to pass a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown that would otherwise begin October 1, over the objections of Democrats who a...

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Republicans Pass Funding Bill, Put Democrats’ Shutdown Strategy To The Test

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House approves stopgap spending bill but health care fight threatens a shutdown

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Senate Democrats Block GOP Spending Bill as Shutdown Approaches

Friday’s vote in the Republican-controlled Senate was 44 in favor and 48 against, short of the 60 votes required.

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Chance of a government shutdown rises as the Senate fails to advance spending bill

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GOP Bill To Keep Government Open Passes — Despite Democrats Voting Against It In Droves

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Senate Confirms Mike Waltz as Trump's Ambassador to the United Nations After Months of Delays

The Senate on Friday confirmed Mike Waltz to be the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, filling the last vacancy in President Donald Trump's Cabinet after eight months of delays and the withdrawal of a previous nominee.

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Senate confirms Mike Waltz as UN ambassador

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Trump's final Cabinet pick, Mike Waltz, confirmed by Senate in narrow vote

Senate rejects both parties' bills to avoid a shutdown, leaving next steps uncertain

Democrats in the Senate rejected a House GOP proposal to keep funds flowing through Nov. 21, while Republicans scuttled a competing Democratic bill with health care provisions.

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Senate passes Schatz-Wicker resolution designating Telehealth Awareness Week

The US Senate passed a bipartisan resolution authored by US Sens, Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) designating Sept. 14-20 as “Telehealth Awareness Week.”

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Senate confirms 48 of Trump’s nominees at once after changing the chamber’s rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees at once, voting for the first time under new rules to begin clearing a backlog of executive branch positions that had been delayed by Democrats.

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Senate confirms Trump adviser Stephen Miran to Fed board ahead of key interest rate vote this week

The Senate confirmed Trump economic adviser Stephen Miran to the Federal Reserve to finish Adriana Kugler's term. Miran plans to return to his White House job afterward.