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Senate makes progress in averting a gov’t shutdown much earlier than usual

The Senate took a significant step towards averting an impending partial government shutdown by passing a tranche of funding ...

Senate approves more than $180 billion in 2026 funding before August recess

The Senate on Friday passed its first tranche of government funding bills for fiscal year 2026 ahead of its upcoming August recess, but Congress is bracing for a potentially messy fight to prevent ...

Senate kicks off fraught appropriations process against shutdown deadline

The Senate on Wednesday took a step toward approving its first appropriation bill, agreeing to advance military construction ...

Trump tells Chuck Schumer to ‘GO TO HELL’ over Senate nominee deal after negotiations blow up

Hours of tense negotiations to strike a deal on President Donald Trump’s nominees blew up Saturday night, and now lawmakers ...

Senate panel advances more than $1 trillion in government funding for 2026

The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced legislation Thursday amounting to more than $1 trillion in government funding ...

Partisan rancor in Congress raises risk of US government shutdown this fall

Growing Democratic rancor in the U.S. Congress over President Donald Trump's tactics on the federal budget is threatening the ...

Government shutdown talk is starting early ahead of a difficult funding fight in Congress this fall

Congressional leaders from both major political parties blame each other for a potential government shutdown as the budget ...