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Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.), who nearly a decade ago served as Hillary Clinton’s running mate when she lost the presidency to Donald Trump, was the eighth Democratic senator to back a centrist deal the Senat...
The Senate voted Monday evening to end the 41-day government shutdown, setting the stage for the House to reconvene later this week to pick up the legislation and send it to President Trump’s desk. Th...
The Senate convened Monday after it voted to advance a proposal that could reopen the federal government. But Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has slowed any movement on Capitol Hill after raising concern over...
A group of shutdown-weary Democratic senators voted with Republicans Sunday night to advance a legislative vehicle to reopen the federal government and end the 40-day shutdown that has left tens of th...
Eight members of the Senate Democratic caucus voted Sunday evening to proceed to a House-passed continuing resolution, taking a major step toward ending the 40-day shutdown. The Senate voted 60-40 to ...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Sunday said that if Democrats vote to advance a House-passed continuing resolution, he will offer as a substitute another stopgap spending measure with a ...
A new survey shows Americans are divided over who to blame for the government shutdown as the federal shuttering nears 40 days, already making it the longest in modern United States history. A YouGov ...
Charlamagne Tha God urged Senate Democrats to reopen the government, citing citizens' dire needs amid the federal shuttering. The radio host said during a Wednesday segment of "The Breakfast Club" th...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) offered a plan Friday to end the government shutdown, headlined by a one-year extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits and a short-...
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) on Friday slammed Republicans for not condemning Tucker Carlson for his interview with white nationalist and antisemitic commentator Nick Fuentes. During a speech at the Federa...
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) on Tuesday told reporters he would not run to replace California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D). “I am choosing to not run for governor of California next year,” Padilla said. “I ...
The government shutdown, which stretched into its 35th day Tuesday, has tied the record for the longest in U.S. history. The current shutdown began Oct. 1, after Congress failed to strike a deal to fu...
