Senate Dems set to filibuster GOP budget resolution, raising shutdown fears
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has said Democrats will stand in the way of efforts to pass a Republican-led budget patch that passed the House earlier this week with almost no bipartisan support.
Government shutdown likely after Schumer says Senate Dems will block GOP funding bill
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer warned that Republicans lack the votes in the upper chamber to pass their plan to avert a looming government shutdown on Friday at midnight.
Looming Funding Deadline Squeezes Senate Democrats
Rep. Jared Golden (D-Maine) defied House Democratic leadership Tuesday when he voted for the GOP’s bill to avert a government shutdown — the only one in the caucus to support the stopgap. Golden’s “yes” vote was not the decisive one, since Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) — with help from President Trump — rallied enough Republicans to…
House passes GOP funding bill backed by Trump. Now a showdown looms in Senate.
The House passed a government funding bill, daring Senate Democrats to oppose it and risk a partial shutdown as stocks wobble.
Senate pushes closer to shutdown after Democrats spurn funding bill
Senate Democrats say they are prepared to vote against the Republicans’ bill if lawmakers do not strike a deal by Friday night.
US Senate Democrats Debate Path Forward on Government Funding Bill
U.S. Senate Democrats were wrestling on Wednesday with how to respond to a stopgap funding bill passed by the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, choosing between voting for a bill many of them oppose or allowing a government shutdown.
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.
House G.O.P. Passes Bill to Avert a Shutdown, Daring the Senate to Accept It
Approval of the bill sent it to the Senate, where Republicans need the cooperation of several Democrats to move it past a ...
Thune touts Washington Examiner report on Senate floor for Democratic filibusters
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) cited Washington Examiner reporting in his criticism Monday from the chamber floor ...
"There's real risks": Senate Democrats fear that Musk and Trump could exploit a government shutdown
Sen. John Hickenlooper, D-Colo., has voiced concern about Trump's ability to choose who is furloughed in a shutdown, telling ...
Senate Dems face backlash after bill to prevent boys from playing girls' sports fails to break filibuster
Riley Gaines, Jennifer Sey and others torch Senate Democrats after the Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act fails to ...
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 ...
Senate Democrats rekindle their love for the filibuster under Trump
Looking to stonewall Trump and Republicans, Senate Democrats have transitioned into the latest phase of their love-hate relationship with the filibuster.
Senate bid to prevent boys from playing girls' sports gets stuck on filibuster
The Senate failed to advance a bill to codify a Trump executive order and prevent biological males from playing in girls ...
After delay, Missouri Senate advances bill to help downtown St. Louis development
Sen. Joe Nicola, a freshman Republican from Independence, filibustered the proposed bill for about two hours, saying it ...