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Here Are the Senate Democrats Who Helped Republicans Avert a Shutdown

Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a shutdown would only strengthen Trump’s hand. They were joined by six more Democrats—Dick Durbin of Illinois,

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Senate narrowly passes six-month spending bill, averting government shutdown

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The Senate has passed a six-month spending bill Friday evening, hours before a potential government shutdown. This comes after fierce Democratic opposition to the bill. The final vote was 54-46. Democrats were frustrated that Republicans went ahead with the funding bill with little input from them.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Congress averts government shutdown after Senate passes stopgap funding bill

Senate Democrats joined Republicans Friday on a key procedural vote to advance a bill that would ultimately avert a government shutdown at midnight, despite intensifying pressure from across the Democratic Party to block the GOP’s funding measure.

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Senate unanimously approves fix to prevent $1B cuts for District of Columbia, sending bill to House

The Senate has swiftly approved legislation that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 1d

Senate passes DC funding fix to prevent $1 billion in cuts, shifting fight to House

The Senate on Friday passed a bipartisan fix to prevent an immediate $1.1 billion cut to the Washington, D.C.’s budget, sending the measure to the House to prevent an imminent slashing of programs. Washington’s financial fate was thrust into the center of the political debate after Republicans in the House did not include a standard

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Senate approves bill to block budget $1.1B cuts to DC included in GOP funding bill

The continuing resolution approved by the House this week would force DC officials to make $1 billion in cuts to city services.

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Talking Points Memo on MSN · 1d

Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill To Protect Washington D.C. From House GOP Budget Slash

Senators moved quickly to cobble together a standalone bill to shield Washington D.C. from a $1 billion budget cut

GeekWire on MSN · 2d

Social media companies required to better protect teen users under bill passed by Washington Senate

The Washington state Senate on Wednesday passed a bill that aims to protect kids from the potentially harmful impacts of social media apps such as Instagram, TikTok, Snapchat and YouTube.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Senate passes bill to avert $1B hit to D.C. budget in spending plan

The bill, which would allow the city to continue operating under its 2025 budget, still needs to be approved by the House to go into effect.

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Senate approves funding bill hours before shutdown deadline, sending to Trump for signature

The Senate has passed a Republican-led six-month spending bill hours before a government shutdown, overcoming sharp ...

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Inside and outside the Senate, Democrats begin to lose faith in Schumer

Democrats have long found the flip phone Chuck Schumer still insists on using as an endearing quirk that illustrates how ...

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Trump gives campaign-style speech at Justice Department; Senate passes bill to avert government shutdown

Updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate confirmation ...

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Ten Senate Democrats ignore growing party anger to help advance Trump’s spending bill

Democrats have been sharply divided over the Trump-backed spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at midnight.

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Fate of bill to cap rent increases now rests on fine-tuning in Washington Senate

A bill to cap residential rent increases across Washington will need revisions to pass in the state Senate, according to the chamber’s top Democrat. “There’s still going to be ...

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Major boost to special education funding gets Washington Senate approval

Educators with such certification receive an extra $6,324 a year plus another $5,000 if they work in a high-poverty school.

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Washington braces for steeper layoffs as agencies submit new DOGE cuts

The plans for an impending reduction come after a federal judge on Thursday ordered multiple agencies to reinstate thousands ...

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The bills that are dead and still alive in the Washington Legislature

Lawmakers in the Washington Legislature spent the past week and a half passing bills off the House and Senate floors ahead of ...

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