Sens. Mark Kelly and Ruben Gallego reject GOP budget plan as government shutdown looms
Sens. Ruben Gallego and Mark Kelly of Arizona stuck with their party to oppose an 11th-hour GOP plan to fund the federal ...
Schumer signals support for considering the GOP spending plan, as shutdown deadline nears
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer is signaling he’s ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led spending ...
If You Want To Cut Government Spending, You Can't Ignore the Pentagon
Since the 1950s, every effort to reduce the size and scope of government has been bulldozed by a political establishment more ...
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.
Mass. budget observers warn against ‘preemptive panic’ amid federal funding threats
Massachusetts budget observers and key lawmakers are cautioning against panic and rash decisions amid threats to federal ...
Schumer Says He’ll Vote to Advance Spending Bill, Breaking With His Party
Many Democrats are agitating for their party’s senators to block the measure in defiance of President Trump, but the leader said doing so would prompt a shutdown that would only empower Mr. Trump.
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Schumer, Democrats Fold on Funding Agreement, Clearing Path To Avoid Government Shutdown
In a speech on the Senate floor late Thursday, Mr. Schumer said that while the spending bill is bad, a shutdown would be ...
‘In DOGE we trust': House GOP governs by embracing Trump’s effort to cut government
House Speaker Mike Johnson has accomplished the seemingly unexpected, keeping his Republican majority in line to fund the ...
California Sens. Alex Padilla, Adam Schiff are ‘no’ votes on budget as government shutdown looms
California Sens. Alex Padilla and Adam Schiff will vote “no” on the House-passed plan to keep the government running through ...
Federal budget deficit hits record $1.1T in first 5 months of fiscal year
New data from the Treasury Department shows the federal deficit is $318 billion larger in the first five months of fiscal ...