What we know about the GOP government funding bill
Congress has approved a stopgap bill to fund the federal government through September 30 and avert a shutdown ahead of a ...
Senate overcomes first procedural hurdle to pass GOP-led funding bill after Democrats fold to pressure
Democrats voted to end the filibuster, paving the way for Republicans to pass their funding bill before the shutdown deadline ...
GOP attempt to derail abortion-funding bill falls short after emotional debate
Lawmakers on both sides of the abortion debate shared personal and emotional stories Thursday in a failed Republican attempt ...
Schumer backs down on fight against GOP’s government funding bill as Democrats face reckoning over Trump strategy
Veteran Democrats privately believed Chuck Schumer’s decision on the shutdown was inevitable. Others were ready for the top ...
Democrats erupt after Senate leader caves to GOP in funding fight
After the top Democrat in the Senate said he would vote to advance the GOP-led funding bill, other party members erupted over ...
Senate Republicans' budget bill rules out federal earmarks for state projects
Rising to leadership of the U.S. Senate appropriations committee this year positioned Republican Sen. Susan Collins to bring home a lot of federal money for projects across Maine. But the stopgap ...
Funding bill heads toward approval, cutting millions in support for Long Island projects
Schumer and Gillibrand together supported a dozen of the Long Island congressmen’s requests and cosponsored two of them, and ...