Spending bill to avert shutdown successfully beats filibuster with hours until deadline
Senators voted to advance the House-passed stopgap spending bill on Friday as the deadline for a government shutdown inches ...
Congress averts government shutdown after Senate passes stopgap funding bill
Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...
Funding bill may grant Trump, Musk more control over federal spending
President Donald Trump and DOGE are set to gain more control over federal funds with the passage of a continuing resolution ...
CNN political analyst says Dems are unleashing ‘volcanic anger’ towards Schumer for caving on spending bill
CNN commentator Van Jones said that the Democratic Party is showing "volcanic anger" towards Senate Minority Leader Chuck ...
Senate Democrats block debate on six-month spending patch
The Senate voted to end debate on the six-month stopgap funding bill Friday after negotiations all morning and into the ...
Senate Democrat: This is ‘best time’ to take on ‘tyrant’ Trump
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) said the current fight over a Republican spending bill was the “best time” for Democrats to take on President Trump, coming less than two months into his ...
Senate Dems brace to vote for a bill they hate — to block Elon Musk
Democrats appear on the cusp of voting to avoid a shutdown because they fear the consequences of standing up to the Trump administration could be worse.