Mehmet Oz will testify before a Senate committee today to become head of nation’s Medicare, Medicaid programs
The hearing falls on a busy day in Washington as Congress has until midnight to pass a spending bill to avoid a government ...
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Trump claims a 'mandate' while setting up Democrats for shutdown. Call his bluff. | Opinion
Republicans will, of course, try to blame Democrats if we have a government shutdown. But a shutdown could not happen if Trump really had a mandate.
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Senate shutdown showdown: No good choice for Democrats
Democrats have been struggling in how to deal with the dizzying flood of unilateral actions coming from Donald Trump these past 54 days, but tonight’s midnight deadline to keep the federal ...
Government shutdown looms: A look at how and where federal workers would be most affected
Like any home or business, the federal government must pay its bills: Congress has little time to prevent a government ...
Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare ...
Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline. Follow live updates.
The Senate is working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare as Democrats confront two painful ...
Schumer caves on shutdown battle with GOP, clearing way for funding bill passage
"As bad as passing the CR is, allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option," Schumer said.
Schumer announces he'll vote to keep government open, likely avoiding shutdown
Senate Democrats remained tight-lipped on Thursday after meeting on the fast-approaching government funding deadline.
Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy
Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a ...
Top US Senate Democrat Schumer signals party support for spending bill to avert government shutdown
Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he would vote to advance a Republican stopgap funding bill, signaling ...
Schumer says he'll vote to keep government open as Democrats criticize GOP plan
The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the ...
What’s going on with the potential government shutdown right now?
What does a government shutdown mean? When does the Senate vote? And everything else you need to know about the looming ...