Former Senate majority leader says a government shutdown is unlikely
WASHINGTON – Former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott predicted that lawmakers will be able to forge an agreement to fund the
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House sustains Trump’s veto of bill to terminate emergency declaration
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives Tuesday afternoon failed to override President Donald Trump’s veto of a joint resolution that would
Read moreSenate votes to overturn Trump’s emergency declaration
WASHINGTON – The Senate Thursday afternoon approved a resolution to terminate President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to build a wall along
Read moreVan Hollen slams Trump’s FY 2020 budget proposal
WASHINGTON — Sen. Chris Van Hollen on Monday slammed President Donald Trump’s FY 2020 budget proposal. “President Trump’s new budget would make children,
Read moreHouse votes to rescind Trump’s emergency declaration
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives Tuesday evening approved a measure that would terminate President Donald Trump’s emergency declaration to build
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Schumer, Pelosi condemn Trump’s emergency declaration
WASHINGTON — The top two Democrats in Congress strongly condemned President Donald Trump’s decision to declare a national emergency to build
Read moreHouse approves spending bill to prevent shutdown, syncs up with Senate
WASHINGTON — The House of Representatives late Thursday evening approved a spending bill crafted by a bipartisan-bicameral conference committee to prevent another
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McCarthy: Unlikely Trump will have to declare a national emergency
WASHINGTON — House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy said he does not think President Donald Trump will have to declare a national
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House approves short-term spending bill to reopen government, syncs up with Senate
WASHINGTON – The House of Representatives Friday evening approved a short-term spending bill to reopen the government and end the 35-day-long partial
Read moreSenate rejects competing spending bills to reopen government
WASHINGTON – The Senate Thursday afternoon rejected competing spending bills that if advanced would have paved the way toward ending the
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