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Bill to avert government shutdown stalls in Senate

Key Senate Vote Fails, Setting Stage For Oct. 1 Shutdown

The House on Friday approved a stopgap spending measure to keep the government open through late November, a key step towards averting a shutdown and giving lawmakers more time for bipartisan negotiations.

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US government shutdown looms; Senate rejects stopgap funding bill

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

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

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House voting on funding patch as parties trade blame for potential shutdown

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Senate Democrats Block GOP Spending Bill as Shutdown Approaches

Democratic Rep. Jared Golden of Maine joined Republicans in backing the measure, while GOP Reps. Thomas Massie of Kentucky and Victoria Spartz of Indiana sided with Democrats in opposing the bill.

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Congress just sent a huge signal that a government shutdown is coming

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

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Republican Senator Says First Amendment Shouldn't Be the 'Ultimate Right'

Senator Cynthia Lummis told Semafor that the First Amendment should no longer be considered the "ultimate right."

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Senate rejects short-term funding measure

"Congressional Republicans, including [Senate Republican] Leader John Thune and Speaker Mike Johnson, are working on a short term "CLEAN" extension of Government Funding to stop Cryin' Chuck Schumer from shutting down the Government," Trump posted on his social media site.

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Senator Ted Cruz says US broadcast regulator acted like 'mafioso' on Jimmy Kimmel

The Texas senator affected a mobster accent to criticise how ABC was pressed to take action on the late-night host.

US Senate confirms Waltz as UN ambassador after months of delay

The U.S. Senate confirmed President Donald Trump's former national security adviser, Michael Waltz, as U.S. ambassador to the U.N. on Friday, filling the last major position in the Republican's administration.

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Senate confirms 48 sub-cabinet Trump nominees in single vote

The U.S. Senate has confirmed 48 appointees of President Donald Trump, almost entirely made up of ambassador and sub-cabinet positions.