Rep. Ayanna Pressley urges Senate Democrats to oppose spending bill, risk government shut down
Mass., on CNN Friday demanded Senate Democrats to risk a government shutdown by opposing a must-pass spending bill being ...
Keating: Medicaid cuts hidden in bill will hurt hospitals, health centers
Rep. Keating says Medicaid cuts looming in government funding bill will hurt local hospitals and health centers.
Senate takes first vote on GOP measure to avert shutdown as Democrats fume
The Senate is expected to take a procedural vote Friday afternoon on a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government ...
Iowa agencies must justify new positions, but governor's office says 'no hiring freeze'
HHS Director Kelly Garcia said in an email hiring for new positions had been "paused," but the governor's spokesperson said ...
Government shutdown live updates: Senate to vote on government funding bill today; Trump delivers remarks at DOJ
Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate ...
Analysis: Schumer spending bill fallout a symptom of disjointed Democratic strategy
After announcing that he be a no vote on the proposed spending plan -- a decision that could have led to a government shutdown -- Schumer backed down, saying from the floor he would vote yes.
Schumer, Facing Backlash for Not Forcing a Shutdown, Says He’ll Take ‘the Bullets’
Privately, many Senate Democrats conceded that their leader was doing his job by protecting his members from a tough vote and ...
AOC: Schumer’s intent to vote for budget bill a ‘slap in the face’
( NewsNation) — U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Thursday sharply criticized Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for voicing his intent to vote for a Republican-sponsored budget bill to ...
Dozens of House Democrats pen letters to Schumer urging him to reject CR
Dozens of House Democrats signed on to a pair of letters to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schuner (D-N.Y.) on Friday, urging him to oppose the House GOP’s government funding bill as the upper ...
As DC fights Congress over its budget, a look back at how we got here
Advocates are seizing the moment to call for change, urging Congress not to “get back in the city management business” before ...
Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight, with anger running high
The Democratic Party appears fractured as a torrent of frustration and anger has been unleashed on Senate Democratic Leader ...
Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown ...