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In the latest salvo in Donald Trump’s trade war against U.S. allies, the president threatened a 200 percent tariff on ...

Unless Congress can pass a bill to fund the federal government (which Donald Trump then signs) before midnight Friday, the ...

Live updates and the latest news as the Senate turns to a government funding bill to avoid a shutdown and Trump's pick to ...

The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the support of Democrats to move forward.

Several Senate Democrats have said they will not vote in favor of the current spending bill, raising the chances of a possible government shutdown.

WASHINGTON (AP) — A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led ...

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.

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Robby Soave delivers radar on a possible government shutdown as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) declared that ...