Schumer backs down on fight against GOP’s government funding bill as Democrats face reckoning over Trump strategy
Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top Senate Democrat to lead them into their first big battle against President Donald Trump — and instead have been left fuming.
Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's funding bill as shutdown draws near
After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to advance the House-approved measure.
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.
US Senate Democrats to clear way for stopgap bill and avert shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he would vote to advance a stopgap funding bill, signaling that his party would provide the votes to avert a government shutdown.
House passes GOP funding bill, sending it to Senate before shutdown deadline
Congress faces a deadline to fund the government by the end of the day Friday. With the House passage, the bill now goes to the Senate. But the measure will require Democratic support in the GOP-controlled upper chamber, where 60 votes are needed for passage, and some Democrats have held their cards close to their vest.
Senate Democrats insist on voting on 30-day government funding bill
Senate Democrats say they will not vote for the House-passed six-month government funding package, which would boost defense spending and cut nondefense programs, unless they first get a vote on a
Senate Democrats oppose spending bill as possible government shutdown nears. What to know
Several Senate Democrats have said they will not vote in favor of the current spending bill, raising the chances of a possible government shutdown.
Schumer says GOP doesn't have votes to pass funding bill as shutdown fight moves to Senate
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned that Republicans don't have the votes to pass a measure to keep the government funded through September.
Senate Democrats Refuse to Go Along With GOP Spending Plan, as Shutdown Deadline Nears
A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led spending bill that already passed the House
House to vote on GOP's six-month funding bill as government shutdown deadline nears
Speaker Mike Johnson and House Republicans voiced confidence that they can push through a stopgap funding bill and avert a government shutdown at the end of this week.
Senate Dems’ last-minute shutdown gambit
Senate Democrats are still not committing to helping Republicans pass a seven-month funding stopgap, edging the country closer to a government shutdown as they attempt to force a vote on a shorter funding patch.
US House Approves Stopgap Government Funding Bill
The House passed a bill Tuesday to prevent a partial government shutdown and fund federal agencies through September, giving ...
Senate Republicans coin 'Schumer shutdown' ahead of critical vote on Trump spending bill
Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are laying the groundwork for a government shutdown standoff as the clock ticks down.
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 ...
Here's how TN representatives voted on the stopgap funding bill
The bill is 99 pages long and is headed to the Senate, where it would need to find some Democratic support to pass.
House passes stopgap funding bill; Orange County lawmakers split along party lines
Now, the bill heads to the Senate, where it needs 60 votes to pass to keep the federal government from a shutdown.
Speaker Mike Johnson unveils funding bill one week before potential shutdown
The stopgap measure would keep the government funded through Sept. 30. But Democratic leaders are opposed, and it’s unclear ...
Trump’s presidency moves into a new phase with a critical test of his power in Congress
Donald Trump’s second presidency will take a novel path this week as he turns to Congress to enshrine part of his effort to ...