Government shutdown live updates: Senate passes federal funding bill; Trump gives campaign-style speech at DOJ
Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate confirmation hearing.
Will There Be a Government Shutdown? Live Updates
With thousands of federal workers either fired, placed on administrative leave, or at immediate risk of losing their jobs, AFGE members have concluded that a widespread government shutdown has been underway since January 20 and will continue to spread whether Senators vote yes or no.
Live updates: Government shutdown averted as Dems back GOP on spending bill. What's next?
President Trump praised Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer for saying he would back the GOP spending bill to avert a government shutdown.
Live updates: Senate averts government shutdown; Trump lays out plan for DOJ
The Senate on Friday voted to avert a government shutdown, just hours before the midnight deadline. The stopgap funding bill bill, which narrowly passed the House earlier this week, triggered a
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Trump praises Dem leader over shutdown vote, Pelosi urges vote against bill: Live updates
Took 'guts' and courage!" Trump wrote on Truth Social, his media platform. The Senate will begin procedural votes early Friday afternoon on a GOP budget measure that would avert a government shutdown before a midnight deadline − while cutting some federal health and veterans programs.
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Trump praises Dem leader over shutdown vote: Live updates
WASHINGTON − President Donald Trump praised a longtime adversary, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, after the New York Democrat said he would vote in favor of a Republican bill to fund the government and avert a shutdown.
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Trump Administration Live Updates: Schumer Says Enough Democrats Will Vote Today to Avert Government Shutdown
Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the Democratic leader, broke with his party on Thursday and said he would vote for a Republican-written bill to keep federal funding flowing past a midnight Friday deadline.
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Live updates: Funding bill passes procedural vote in Senate; Trump lays out plan for DOJ
The Senate inched closer to funding the government before the deadline Friday. Needing 60 votes to keep the lights on and prevent a shutdown beginning Saturday morning, the House-passed continuing resolution passed a procedural vote 62-38 on Friday afternoon.
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WATCH LIVE: Senate to vote on Republican funding bill as shutdown looms
Democrats have only painful options: allow passage of a bill they believe gives President Donald Trump vast discretion on spending decisions, or vote no and give Trump free rein. Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer gave members of his caucus days to vent their frustration before making clear he will not allow a government shutdown.
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Trump admin live updates: Trump suggests Biden officials should be jailed
In a new Truth Social post Friday morning, President Donald Trump suggested that former President Joe Biden and other former ...
Live updates: NASA and SpaceX to launch rocket to bring stuck astronauts home
The U.S. space agency and SpaceX are on a mission to bring home astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams. They have been ...
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WATCH LIVE: NASA, SpaceX launch crew into space to rescue stranded astronauts
Four astronauts will fly to the ISS aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket. The spacecraft will return with Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Suni Williams, whose weeklong trip last June ...
2025 SEC Tournament bracket, schedule: Live updates, college basketball scores, standings, NCAA bracketology
The second day of SEC Tournament action provided plenty of drama as one of the toughest leagues in college basketball history ...