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Senate, Democrats and Government shutdown

The Boston Globe · 1h

Senate Democrats wrestle with allowing a government shutdown

With funding set to run out at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, several more Senate Democrats remain non-committal while others publicly declared they would not vote for the short-term Republican budget bill.

The New York Times · 1d

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 measure to pass ahead of a Friday night deadline. There is still time for a reversal.

USA TODAY on MSN · 4h

Government shutdown blame game: Why Schumer, Senate Democrats are in a pickle

A government shutdown would also add to an already chaotic federal government, as Trump and advisor Elon Musk have laid off more than 100,000 federal workers and consolidated fede

Shaheen, New Hampshire and Senate

The New York Times · 1d

Senator Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Democrat, Won’t Run Again in 2026

Ms. Shaheen’s retirement will set off a high-stakes fight for an open seat in a state where she has been a leading political figure for decades.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Jeanne Shaheen, New Hampshire Democrat, not running for Senate reelection in 2026

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire announced she will not be running for reelection to the U.S. Senate in 2026.

Shaheen to retire, setting up battle for New Hampshire Senate seat

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, the senior Democratic senator from New Hampshire, has announced she will not run for reelection in 2026, creating an open-seat race in a battleground state former Vice President Kamala Harris narrowly carried in November.

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Senate Dems slammed for trying to ‘water down’ Gov. Hochul’s school smartphone ban: ‘Almost meaningless’

Backers of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed “bell-to-bell” ban on the use of smartphones in schools are flunking Democrats in the ...

Shore News Network7h

New York Senator Chuck Schumer Once Admitted One-Third of Medicare is Fraudulent

A 2010 video of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has reignited discussions about waste, fraud, and abuse in ...

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Governor Hochul's $500 rebate faces hurdles as Senate pushes for seniors-only plan

A new NYS budget is due in just over two weeks, but will it include a $500 "inflation rebate check" for New York ...

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Here's why the Texas House, Senate are beefing over the 'Official Steak of Texas'

Should the New York strip steak be renamed the "Texas Strip" and take on the "official State Steak of Texas" honor? Or what ...

Utica Observer Dispatch on MSN1d

New York Senate Republicans ask Trump Admin to federally activate National Guard

Members of the Senate Republican Conference have sent a letter to the Trump admin to federally activate NY National Guard ...

Chalkbeat on MSN2d

NY Senate pushes back on Hochul’s ‘bell-to-bell’ school cellphone ban

Some lawmakers in Albany want school districts to be able to allow cellphone use between classes, despite concerns from Gov.

WCAX on MSN20h

Stec speaks out against New York’s Green Light Law

New York State Sen. Dan Stec joined President Trump’s border czar in calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to repeal the state's Green ...

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New York lawmakers push back on Hochul’s ‘bell-to-bell’ cell phone ban

In the senate’s one-house budget resolution, a response to Hochul’s proposed executive budget, lawmakers argued that school ...

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Senate Dems prepare to filibuster GOP plan to avert govt shutdown — despite trying to defang tactic under Biden

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) took up consideration of a measure in 2022 to shift to a watered-down “talking ...

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