Democrats were stuck between two choices they despised: Vote for a funding bill that reflects Republican spending priorities ...
Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...
The party’s split over supporting a spending extension to avert a lapse in government funding boiled down to a practical ...
A government shutdown was averted just hours before the Friday 11:59 p.m. deadline after enough Democrats, including Senate ...
Privately, many Senate Democrats conceded that their leader was doing his job by protecting his members from a tough vote and ...
The Senate voted on a key procedural motion regarding the House-passed stopgap spending bill on Friday. If a measure is not ...
Democrats were confronted with two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives President Donald Trump vast ...
Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a ...
The advance vote: The Senate voted 62-38 to end debate on the bill – a cloture vote – and advance it to a final vote. Nine ...
Democrats faced two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives the president vast discretion on spending ...
The passage of the funding bill came hours before a shutdown, with Democrats under fierce pressure to oppose the measure.