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Schumer defends support for GOP funding bill ahead of Senate votes to avoid shutdown

Minority Leader Chuck Schumer took to the Senate floor Friday morning to defend his decision to support a Republican short-term funding bill that will effectively help avoid a government shutdown at the end of the day.

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Senate to vote on advancing GOP funding bill to avert government shutdown

The GOP-controlled Senate will press forward with a procedural vote to advance a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown before a midnight deadline.

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Top US Senate Democrat Schumer signals party support for spending bill to avert government shutdown

Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he would vote to advance a Republican stopgap funding bill, signaling that his party would provide the votes to avert a government shutdown.

Alan Simpson, Wyoming and United States Senate

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Former US Senator Alan Simpson, affable old-school Republican, dies aged 93

Alan Simpson, an old school moderate Republican senator who helped craft major U.S. immigration reform in 1986 and made friends across the aisle, died on Friday in Cody, Wyoming, his family said in a statement.

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Alan Simpson, an outspoken Wyoming Republican who carved a moderate path in the US Senate, dies

Alan Simpson, a longtime Republican senator from Wyoming who championed bipartisan solutions and steadfastly advocated for a moderate blend of conservatism, has died. He was 93.

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Former Sen. Alan Simpson, a blunt talker and promoter of unpopular causes, dies in Wyoming

A proud advocate for conservative causes, former senator Alan Simpson had a strong libertarian streak that supported abortion rights and gay equality.

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Sununu says 'door is not closed' on '26 Senate run in battleground New Hampshire: 'I would win'

Former New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu is keeping the door open to a possible Republican run in the 2026 race to succeed ...

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The Latest: Senate has just hours left to avoid a partial government shutdown

Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters after a Senate policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in ...

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Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he won't run for Senate or governor in Michigan

Buttigieg wrote that he "seriously" considered running for office in 2026 but that the Democratic Party has a "deep and ...

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Senate Democrats accuse DC US Attorney Ed Martin of abusing power, call for his suspension

Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee are requesting an investigation into D.C. U.S. Attorney Ed Martin by the group ...

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Senate nears final approval of a bill that could increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers

The Senate is preparing to give final approval to a bill that could result in harsher prison sentences for fentanyl ...

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Senate Banking Committee advances GENIUS stablecoin bill

The United States Senate Banking Committee voted to advance the GENIUS stablecoin bill on March 13 — the first step in a ...

Hoekstra affirms Canada's sovereignty in Senate confirmation hearing to be U.S. ambassador

Michigan's Pete Hoekstra, who is President Trump's pick to be ambassador to Canada, will testify before the Senate Committee ...

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Senator Capito addresses USDA funding cuts in West Virginia

United States Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-WV) on Thursday addressed the USDA’s cancellation of $1 billion in meal funding for schools and food banks.

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