United States Senate Committee On the Budget

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Senate passes six-month funding bill hours before shutdown deadline

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare as Democrats confront two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives President Donald Trump vast discretion on spending decisions or voting no and letting a funding lapse ensue.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 6h

Senate passes DC funding fix to prevent $1 billion in cuts, shifting fight to House

The Senate on Friday passed a bipartisan fix to prevent an immediate $1.1 billion cut to the Washington, D.C.’s budget, sending the measure to the House to prevent an imminent

The Washington Post on MSN · 7h

Senate passes bill to avert $1B hit to D.C. budget in spending plan

The bill, which would allow the city to continue operating under its 2025 budget, still needs to be approved by the House to go into effect.

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The New York Times · 7h

Senate Clears the Way to Avert Shutdown After Schumer Relents

An afternoon vote was expected to clear the way for a Republican-written bill to keep government funding flowing past midnight after the top Senate Democrat said he would not block it.

AOL · 5h

The Senate is now formally on course to avert a government shutdown

Washington is now fully set to avert a government shutdown after an up and down week that saw House Republicans offering a united front that cornered resistant Democrats.

USA TODAY on MSN · 6h

Democratic anger boils over as Schumer, 9 other Dem senators vote to avoid shutdown

After weeks of frustration with President Donald Trump, the Democratic base has turned its ire on a new target: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and the 10 Democratic senators who voted to advance a Republican funding bill rather than shut down the government.

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Live updates: Trump speaks at Justice Department; Senate votes on budget

President Donald Trump made what the White House called a “historic" visit to the Justice Department Friday to deliver ...

The Pitch4h

Kansas Senate budget ties $4 million to ending DEI, use of preferred pronouns in emails

Lawrence, pressed for clarification of a Senate amendment to the House’s budget bill freezing $4 million for the ...

Maine Democrats plan to adopt partial budget, with or without Republicans

Democrats unveil a new budget plan that includes MaineCare funding to fill gaps in this year's budget as well as core ...

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Arrington praises Trump's address to joint Congress, urges Senate to pass House budget

Millions of Americans tuned in Tuesday night as the 47th President of the United States addressed governmental leaders ..

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From Airports to Mentorship Programs, Local Funding Disappears in Budget Fight

The stopgap measure the G.O.P. is pushing to avert a government shutdown omits billions of dollars in member-requested ...

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US Senate confirms ex-Trump defense lawyer as Deputy Attorney General The Republican-controlled U.S. Senate on Wednesday confirmed President Donald Trump's former criminal defense attorney Todd ...

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WA Senate Republicans float solution for budget

Ferguson’s proposal, which includes about $4 billion in savings, combined with former Gov. Jay Inslee’s $3 billion in ...

Senate Democrats Balk at Funding Extension, Raising the Risk of a Shutdown

The top Senate Democrat said his members were not ready to provide the votes to allow the Republican-written stopgap spending ...

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