Schumer says he'll vote to keep government open as Democrats criticize GOP plan
The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the ...
Schumer under fire as Democrats split over backing GOP funding bill
Dozens of House Democrats sent a letter to Schumer on Friday to express their “strong opposition” to his plan to back the ...
With another cutoff having passed, here are some bills that WA lawmakers are still mulling
A competing bill by state Sen. Jeff Holy, a Cheney Republican, would also create a $100 million law-enforcement-focused state ...
Democrats search for ways to save face in shutdown fight
Senate Democrats are attempting to balance rejecting the GOP-back stopgap measure with preventing the government from shutting down.
Key bills die as WA Legislature passes house of origin cutoff
A key deadline to pass bills has come and gone for Washington lawmakers. Here's what they say are their successes — and ...
Senate works to prevent a government shutdown as Democrats divide ahead of the midnight deadline
The Senate finds itself in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to spare.
Schumer to advance GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ready to ...
Senate to vote on advancing GOP funding bill to avert government shutdown
At least seven Democrats, who have been divided on their shutdown strategy, will need to join with Republicans for the ...
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 ...
Schumer announces he'll vote to keep government open, likely avoiding shutdown
Senate Democrats remained tight-lipped on Thursday after meeting on the fast-approaching government funding deadline.
Legislative cutoff marks end for these bills that could have become Washington law, at least for now
With the session more than halfway over, Wednesday marked the day most bills needed to pass out of their chamber of origin in ...