How some Senate Democrats sided with Republicans to vote against government shutdown
The advance vote: The Senate voted 62-38 to end debate on the bill – a cloture vote – and advance it to a final vote. Nine Democrats and one independent, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., voted in favor of cloture. That vote allowed the bill to pass with a simple majority in the final vote.
President Trump signs a bill funding the government for 6 months, avoiding a shutdown
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has signed into law legislation funding the government through the end of September, ending the threat of a partial government shutdown and capping off a struggle in Congress that deeply divided Democrats.
Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a shutdown would only strengthen Trump’s hand. They were joined by six more ...
President Donald Trump and his complicitly compliant Republican lackeys ... resolutions to keep the government open, including in December after Trump caused a near-shutdown even before his ...
The bill puts significant pressure on Democrats in the Senate, whose votes will be needed in order to avoid a shutdown. The ...
Jasmine Crockett did not mince words on CNN while discussing with Jake Tapper Chuck Schumer's decision to avoid a government ...
The Senate voted to avoid a government shutdown less than nine hours before the deadline, leaving Democrats divided and ...
Chuck Schumer has postponed his book tour events amid anger from within the Democratic Party over the Senate minority ...
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