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U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred is criticizing Democrats for siding with Republicans on a vote to end the shutdown, urging stronger party resolve.
The Senate is voting on the first steps to end the 40-day government shutdown Sunday after a group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who wanted to continue the fight.
The Senate on Monday cleared a key procedural hurdle toward green-lighting a package to reopen the government, the first of a series of planned back-to-back votes. Senators voted 60-40 to grease
WASHINGTON DC (KOLO) - U.S. Senator Jacky Rosen is urging the Senate to hold a vote on releasing the Epstein files. She sent a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) pressuring him to hold a vote to release the files as soon as next week.
The Senate's vote to reopen the government is a dangerous deal that jeopardizes the healthcare of millions of Americans.
The leader of the Indiana state Senate, a Republican, has said that his chamber will no longer meet in December as planned to vote on redistricting, citing lack of support from his members
Republicans are at odds over an effort to unwind a controversial provision tucked into the bill to reopen the government that would allow senators to sue for substantial sums if they aren’t
The agreed-to deal would reopen the government until Jan. 30. It would also include full-year funding for several agencies and programs, including food aid and veterans' benefits. Funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, would continue through September at higher levels.