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Sep 26

Thune says a shutdown can still be avoided if Democrats ‘dial back’ their demands

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Thune says Democrats are going to have to "dial back" their demands to immediately extend health insurance subsidies and reverse the health care policies Republicans passed over the summer.

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Sep 25

Read the full memo directing federal agencies to weigh mass layoffs if the government shuts down

By Liz Landers

A letter sent Wednesday indicates that the Trump administration is giving agencies leeway to launch more mass firings through the reduction-in-force mechanism used by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) in slashing the federal workforce.

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Sep 23

Trump cancels meeting with Schumer and Jeffries on keeping the government open

By Associated Press

The New York lawmakers had been scheduled for a Thursday meeting with President Donald Trump ahead of the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30 in hopes of reaching an agreement to avoid a government shutdown.

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Sep 17

Democrats stake out opposition to spending bill, raising threat of a shutdown

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

House Republicans unveiled the spending bill Tuesday.

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Sep 12

Schumer warns of a shutdown if Republicans don’t accept Democrats’ health care demands

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer argues that the country is in a different place than it was in March, when he vigorously argued against a shutdown, and he says he believes Republicans and President Donald Trump will be held responsible…

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Sep 11

WATCH: Senate GOP takes first steps to change rules to speed up Trump’s nominee confirmations

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Stephen Groves, Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s move is the latest salvo after a dozen years of gradual changes by both parties to weaken the filibuster and make the nominations process more partisan.

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Sep 11

WATCH: Kirk killing is a moment for Americans to unite in mourning, Schumer says

By Associated Press

At the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said “all Americans should come together and feel and mourn what happened.”…

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Sep 08

Senate will change rules to push Trump’s nominees past Democratic delays, Thune says

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans are ready to change the chamber’s rules to allow quick confirmations of dozens of President Donald Trump’s executive branch nominees and will move to speed up votes after months of Democratic delays.

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Jun 24

WATCH: Schumer blasts last-minute postponement of classified briefings on Iran

By Associated Press

Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer voiced anger with the Trump administration’s postponement of a classified briefing Tuesday for senators on the U.S.’s military strike in Iran, calling the delay “outrageous” and “evasive.”…

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Jun 04

WATCH: Schumer says GOP wants to ‘strangle health care’ with Trump tax bill

By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press

Republican leaders in Congress, determined to muscle President Donald Trump’s sweeping package forward, had little to say after the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office released its analysis Wednesday. But Democrats piled on with relentless opposition.

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