Chuck Schumer will vote for Republican funding bill, reducing shutdown odds
WASHINGTON – Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said he will vote to advance the Republican funding extension and avoid a government shutdown at the end of the day Friday.
Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy
Schumer relented one day after vowing that Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a ...
Democrats Clear Way for GOP Funding Bill, Ending Threat of Government Shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D, N.Y.) spoke from the Senate floor a day after he said Democrats were prepared to ...
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Futures Rise, Dollar Up as US Shutdown Risk Eases: Markets Wrap
Asian equities retraced early losses and US equity-index futures climbed Friday as signs the US will avoid a government ...
Trump administration live updates: Trump, NATO leader to meet at White House
President Donald Trump is scheduled Thursday to welcome NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to the White House. The pair are ...
Schumer Signals Democrats Would Block Bill Averting Shutdown
Lawmakers have a weekend deadline to fund government.
The Latest: Judge orders Trump to reinstate probationary workers let go in mass firings
A federal judge in San Francisco ordered President Donald Trump's administration to rehire thousands, if not tens of thousands, of probationary workers let go in mass firings across the departments of ...
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WATCH: Senate considers GOP funding bill as government shutdown deadline draws near
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he's ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led government funding bill that ...
What’s at risk if Congress doesn’t fund the government by Friday’s deadline
Facing intense pressure over the threat of a shutdown in less than two days, lawmakers are racing to push through a ...
Thune ‘open’ to giving Dems amendment vote to help keep government open
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) said Thursday that Republicans are open to giving Democrats an amendment vote on a ...
Inside Harvard's risky plan to 'play by Trump's rules'
How Harvard University is gearing up to fend off President Trump's threat to slash its federal funding.
Senate Democrats face major dilemma: help GOP pass funding bill or trigger shutdown
The government runs out of funding Friday at midnight, leaving Democrats to decide whether to help Republicans pass a bill to avoid a shutdown or block the bill and be blamed for triggering one.