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President Trump signs a bill funding the government for 6 months, avoiding a shutdown
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ...
Clyburn says he thought Senate Dems were ‘on board’ with opposing funding bill: ‘What happened?’
Rep. James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said he doesn’t know what happened late last week that resulted in Senate Minority Leader Chuck ...
Sen. Chuck Schumer's book tour postponed for 'security concerns' amid funding vote controversy
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's three planned book tour events scheduled for this week have abruptly been postponed as ...
Schumer postpones book tour amid backlash over funding vote
Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) has postponed his book tour scheduled this week in Baltimore, New York City, ...
Senate Democrats had a no-win position. Chuck Schumer made the right call.
Schumer understood things could get much worse for federal employees and congressional Democrats during a shutdown.
Oregon Senate approves renewing tax to bolster state’s Medicaid program
The bill raises and extends a pair of taxes on hospitals and health insurers, which the state uses to bolster federal funding ...
Schumer postpones book tour due to ‘security concerns’ amid anger from Democrats over government funding fight
Chuck Schumer has postponed his book tour events amid anger from within the Democratic Party over the Senate minority ...
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N.D. Senate Rejects Bill To Prevent State Funds From Supporting Prairie Public, Funding Still Uncertain
A bill that would have prevented state funds from supporting Prairie Public broadcasting has been defeated in the senate on a ...
Senate approves funding bill hours before shutdown deadline, sending to Trump for signature
A spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown has narrowly cleared a key procedural hurdle in the Senate, paving the way for passage as a midnight deadline looms. Ten Democrats joined with ...
Senate bill aims to keep rural grocery stores afloat
North Dakota has lost 47 rural grocery stores since 2014, according to the Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives. A ...
Texas House Republicans call school funding plan "historic," but advocates say it falls short
Education advocates argue that Texas schools need even more funding to keep up with inflation and rising costs.
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Washington Senate bill would tax big tech to help save local journalism—here’s how
Local journalism, especially in rural areas, has been on life support for years, and Washington lawmakers think they’ve found ...