Senate, Government and the shutdown
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The government shutdown will roll into the weekend as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer demands bipartisan negotiations on a continuing resolution and healthcare credits.
US Senators have for a fourth time failed to pass spending proposals to reopen the federal government, extending the ongoing shutdown into next week. Two separate spending proposals - one from the Democrats and one from Republicans - failed to reach the required 60-vote threshold.
Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded Friday as Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal government.
WASHINGTON — The Senate began voting Monday on amendments to the sweeping infrastructure deal, a day after negotiators released the text of a bill that would approve about $555 billion in new spending to overhaul the country's roads, bridges, public ...
Trump administration officials say the shutdown will save money by cutting the jobs of federal furloughed workers.