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Senate Democrats on Tuesday voted for the 13th time to block a House-passed bill to reopen the federal government, despite a plea this week by the nation’s largest federal workers union to end the 28-day shutdown.  The House-passed measure to fund the government through November 21st failed by a 54-45 vote, it needed 60 votes…

The Senate just reconvened this afternoon to vote for an 11th time on advancing a House-passed measure to fund the government and end the ongoing shutdown. The bill has fallen short of the 60 votes needed to advance in every vote so far, and there are no signs that the dynamic has changed. The next…

After failing nine times, the Senate on Thursday failed to reopen the government for the 10th time as the shutdown stretches into its third week.  This was the third time this week that the Senate considered the House-backed GOP measure, but the vote margins did not budge and the bill failed 51-45. It needed 60…

The stalemate over how to reopen the federal government will extend into a third week with no resolution in sight, as Democrats and Republicans continue to trade blame for the shutdown that began on October 1st.  The Senate returns this afternoon and is expected to vote again on a House-passed measure to fund the government….

After a White House meeting yesterday with the four congressional leaders that yielded no progress, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-South Dakota) says he expects the Senate to begin voting at 5 P.M. today on competing Democratic and Republican proposals to fund the government, but both proposals are expected to fail to advance, putting Washington…

With less than thirty six hours until the government shuts down, President Donald J. Trump is scheduled to meet with the top four congressional leaders Monday in a high-stakes sit-down at the White House that could determine whether the federal government shuts down this week.  Funding is set to run out at 12:01 A.M. Wednesday…

Earlier today, the House passed the Republicans’ short-term government funding bill ahead of the September 30th deadline to avert a shutdown.  The final tally was 217-212. Ultimately, all but two Republicans supported the President Donald Trump-backed spending bill with Representatives Thomas Massie (Kentucky) and Victoria Spartz (Indiana) voting no.  Nearly all Democrats who were present…

Democrats are gearing up to reject a GOP stopgap funding bill and potentially spark a government shutdown. What happens then, no one seems to know.  Two weeks ahead of the key deadline, party leaders are staking out a rhetorical hard line demanding that their Republican counterparts come to the negotiating table to discuss concessions on…

President Donald Trump and GOP leaders need the support of at least seven Senate Democrats to break a filibuster to keep the government open past September 30th.  To entice Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-New York), they’re advancing a straight extension, which was released yesterday, of government funding until November 21st – without poison pills…

As the Senate continues to try to clear nominations, the upper chamber will take up Confirmation of Executive Calendar #113, Tyler Clarkson, of Virginia, to be General Counsel of the Department of Agriculture, Confirmation of Executive Calendar #172 Gadyaces Serralta, of Florida, to be Director of the United States Marshals Service, Confirmation of Executive Calendar…