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S.D., needs eight Democrats to end the shutdown, but Senate Minority Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., insists President Trump must approve the deal first.
Congress was no step closer to ending the government shutdown after the Senate rejected, for the fifth time, plans to reopen the government.
We are speaking with the Democrats and some very good things could happen, with respect to healthcare,” Trump said.
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Live updates: Senate to vote on bills to end shutdown; Tensions rise over Trump troop deployments
Two big stories are roiling Washington as the Senate prepares for votes later today on ending the government shutdown and as a federal judge late Sunday temporarily halted President Trump’s efforts to send any National Guard troops to Oregon.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says some Democrats want an "off-ramp" from the government shutdown as the GOP-coined 'Schumer shutdown' reaches day five.
U.S. President Donald Trump's administration froze $2.1 billion in Chicago transit funding on Friday, starving another Democratic city of funds as a bid to end the government shutdown failed again in the Senate.
As the government shutdown enters its second day on Thursday, there’s no end in sight, with the Trump administration potentially firing some federal workers in the next day and Republican senators looking to peel off wavering Democrats to support the GOP's government funding bill.
Democratic holdouts seek a commitment on expiring health insurance tax credits, limits to White House rescissions.