Senate Dems join with Republicans to pass government funding bill, avert a midnight shutdown
The bill — a continuing resolution that will essentially extend fiscal 2024 spending levels through the start of the 2026 fiscal year — is backed by President Trump.
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Senate passes spending bill to avoid a government shutdown
A six-month spending bill advanced in the Senate after Democrats split on the bill. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Shumer, D-NY ...
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Trump signs stopgap spending bill into law, following U.S. Senate passage
The White House said on Saturday afternoon that President Trump had signed the stopgap spending bill, avoiding a partial ...
Trump Administration Highlights: Senate Approves Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
After days of Democratic agonizing, the Senate voted to keep federal funds flowing through Sept. 30 just hours before a ...
‘Something should be done’: Illinois Democratic lawmakers hear from public frustrated about President Donald Trump’s initiatives
Although Democrats are out of power in D.C., anxious Illinoisans want lawmakers to step up to block Donald Trump initiatives.
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U.S. Senate clears spending bill for Trump’s signature
The U.S. Senate cleared a stopgap spending bill Friday that will fund the government through the end of September.
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Senate advances plan to avert shutdown, in vote that exposes Democratic rifts
The Senate voted to advance a spending bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown.
Here Are the Democrats Who Voted to Avert a Shutdown
The spending measure, which passed the House earlier in the week, was presented to the Senate as a take-it-or-leave-it ...
Education Department lays off 1,300 employees as Trump vows to wind the agency down
At least 50 staffers are impacted in Chicago, including the entire Office for Civil Rights. The layoffs are part of a ...
Rahm Emanuel Is Gearing Up to Run for President
Jonathan Martin is POLITICO’s senior political columnist and politics bureau chief. He’s covered elections in every corner of America and co-authored a best-selling book about Donald Trump and Joe ...
Illinois Dems split on allowing vote on bill to avert government shutdown
Ill., joined nine other Democratic senators in voting to allow the measure to proceed for a final vote on Friday. Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill., voted against it, saying she refuses to give Trump ...