The GOP’s Spending Bill Is a Nightmare. Democrats Might Help Pass It Anyway
Republicans say their spending bill would let Trump defund whatever projects he wants. Chuck Schumer and Senate Dems are expected to help advance it.
How disease detectives are hunting for viruses at major U.S. airports
A CDC program tests wastewater from airplanes, looking for pathogens that may have hitched a ride with passengers on long-haul international flights.
China is taking issue with Trump’s move to link tariffs to fentanyl
Trump cited the fentanyl issue as the reason for imposing a 10% tariff on all Chinese imports in early February, on top of ...
Schumer says he'll vote to keep government open as Democrats criticize GOP plan
The Senate plans to take up a House-passed bill to fund the government through September beginning on Friday, which needs the ...
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Will There Be a Government Shutdown? Live Updates
As of Wednesday night, it looked like a path was emerging whereby Senate Democrats would abandon plans to filibuster the ...
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.
Senate Democrats wrestle with allowing a government shutdown
With funding set to run out at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, several more Senate Democrats remain non-committal while others publicly ...
An ingredient in Coca-Cola may be funding Sudan's war
Global trade in gum arabic centres on the African nation – and proceeds bankroll conflict between the army and paramilitary ...
Nebraska U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer’s vote on House GOP spending bill unclear as shutdown nears
Now it goes to the Senate, where the state’s senior senator is keeping her stance on the House GOP spending bill close to her ...
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Senate Democrats weigh GOP stopgap bill as government shutdown looms
There are signs from the Senate on a potential way to avoid a federal government shutdown. But 60 votes are needed to move anything forward and it's still unclear if enough Democrats will join ...
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Colorado’s senators are voting ‘No’ on GOP spending bill
Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet have come out against the spending proposal. The government shuts down Friday.
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Colorado’s senators are voting ‘No’ on government funding bill
Sens. John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet have come out against the spending proposal. The government shuts down Friday.