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13th Time Wasn't Lucky for Bill to End Shutdown

GOP-backed stopgap spending bill voted down yet again on day 28 of shutdown

(Newser) - The second-longest government shutdown in US history dragged into its 28th day Tuesday, with the Senate again unable to break a deadlock over funding. For the 13th time, Senate Democrats blocked a GOP spending bill, insisting on protections for health care funding, the Guardian reports. The latest defeat for the...

Senate Votes Down Funding Bills for a 6th Time

Party leaders are digging in as shutdown stalemate drags on

(Newser) - Efforts to resolve the ongoing government shutdown stalled again on Wednesday, with the Senate rejecting both Democratic and Republican proposals to restore funding. Both parties remain firm in their demands, extending the deadlock that began eight days ago, the Guardian reports. The vote on a stopgap funding bill already...

Trump Opens, Then Closes Door to Negotiations With Democrats

Says he's open to health care deal but government must reopen first

(Newser) - President Trump cracked the door slightly to negotiations with Democrats on the health care subsidies they've made central to the shutdown fight, then abruptly closed it Monday, leaving the two sides once again at a seemingly intractable impasse, the AP reports. Democrats are conditioning their support for a short-term...

A Day Before Deadline, Trump, Congressional Leaders to Meet

Neither party is sure president will negotiate on avoiding government shutdown

(Newser) - President Trump and the top congressional leaders from both parties have agreed to meet Monday afternoon, one day before the deadline to avoid a government shutdown. Trump had canceled a meeting with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries last week, citing a lack of...

Trump Scraps Shutdown Talks With Top Democrats

Shutdown looms in a week as both sides dig in

(Newser) - The chances of striking a deal to avert a government shutdown just got a little slimmer. President Trump on Tuesday called off a meeting with top Democratic leaders in Congress, reports NPR . The president had been scheduled to sit down with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and House Minority...

Senate GOP Goes 'Nuclear' to Speed Up Trump Nominees

Chamber will be able to approve presidential picks by the dozen, upending its procedures

(Newser) - Senate Republicans on Thursday voted to change the chamber's rules to accelerate confirmation of President Trump's nominees and sideline Democratic opposition. The move marks a dramatic shift in Senate procedure, NBC News reports. The 53-45 party-line vote gives Republicans the ability to change the rules with a...

Bessent Talks 'Backdoor for Privatizing Social Security'

Treasury secretary's description of 'Trump accounts' ignites some debate

(Newser) - Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent sparked debate Wednesday by describing the newly unveiled Trump accounts as a potential game-changer for retirement savings—and a "backdoor for privatizing Social Security." The tax-deferred savings accounts, introduced under President Trump's recent tax law, allow parents to invest up to $5,...

NY Helicopter Tour Company Shuts Down After Fatal Plunge

Safety review launched amid calls for stricter inspections

(Newser) - In the wake of a devastating helicopter crash , the Federal Aviation Administration said Sunday that New York Helicopter Tours, the company involved in the tragedy, is ceasing operations and shutting down effective immediately. One of the company's sightseeing helicopters broke apart in midair Thursday and plunged into the...

Pelosi to Schumer: 'Don't Give Away Anything for Nothing'

House Democrat comes out with direct rebuke over vote on spending bill

(Newser) - The hits from his own party just keep coming for Chuck Schumer, with the latest shot across the bow over his support of the Republicans' spending plan coming from longtime ally Nancy Pelosi, in what Politico terms as "Schumer bashing has gone mainstream." The former House Speaker minced...

Schumer Postpones Book Tour After Backlash

Progressive groups had planned to protest his decision to support GOP-led spending bill

(Newser) - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has shut down his book tour amid anger over his vote to prevent a government shutdown. The Democrat had been scheduled to appear in Baltimore; Washington, DC; New York City; Philadelphia; Los Angeles; and San Francisco this week to promote his new book Antisemitism in ...

After Funding Vote, Group Wants a New Minority Leader

Schumer surrendered Democrats' leverage, Indivisible says

(Newser) - Indivisible, a grassroots progressive organization, has called on Sen. Chuck Schumer to step down as minority leader in response to his support for the Republican bill to fund government. After long saying he'd block the measure, Schumer instead backed it, helping to secure passage while arguing that the alternative...

Schumer Facing Youth Revolt Within His Party

Some are encouraging AOC, a critic of his shutdown decision, to run for his Senate seat

(Newser) - As the Senate prepares for a series of votes on Friday that are expected to keep the government from shutting down at midnight, anger is brewing within the Democratic ranks. It stems from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's decision to support a GOP-written bill, with the top Democrat arguing...

Schumer Defends Shutdown Strategy in Op-Ed

One Senate Democrat says it's like giving a bully 'all of your lunch money'

(Newser) - Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has promised enough Democratic support to pass the Republican funding bill that will avoid a government shutdown, despite admitting the bill is "terrible." In a guest essay at the New York Times , he explains himself while calling President Trump a "nihilist" who'...

Shutdown Fears Fade as Schumer Backs GOP Bill

Senate minority leader says he'll deliver enough Democratic support for passage

(Newser) - Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said on the Senate floor on Thursday that he'll vote to advance the Republican funding bill and bring enough Democrats with him to avert a government shutdown. "For sure the Republican bill is a terrible option," Schumer said, per the Washington Post . Democrats...

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Democrats Are in a Shutdown Pickle

They don't want to vote for the GOP spending measure, but fear the alternative is worse

(Newser) - The government will shut down at midnight Friday unless Congress passes a spending measure before then, and the deadline is putting Senate Democrats in a bind: They don't want to vote for the GOP-authored resolution before them, but they fear the alternative of triggering a shutdown is worse. Coverage:...

DOGE Cuts to 9/11 Program Aren't Going Over Very Well

New York, New Jersey Republicans express 'grave concerns' on WTC Health Program staff reductions

(Newser) - On Monday, New York's Democratic Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand penned a letter insisting that cuts made by the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to the World Trade Center Health Program, which offers aid to first responders and others who suffer from 9/11-related health conditions, be rescinded and...

Trump Fires Inspectors General in Late-Night Emails

Democrat calls it a 'chilling purge,' Republican asks for an explanation

(Newser) - In emails from the White House late Friday night, President Trump fired the independent inspectors general in almost every Cabinet-level agency. The action makes it possible for Trump to put loyalists in the positions charged with finding fraud and abuse in the agencies, the Washington Post reports, though it appears...

Sinema Is Blunt About Democratic Criticism

One-term senator leaves with her former party upset about NLRB vote

(Newser) - Democrats may not miss Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, who suggested on her way out the Capitol door that the sentiment is mutual. The one-term senator left the party outraged this month when she—along with outgoing Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin—blocked an attempt to lock up Democratic control of the...

Next President to Inherit Fewer Judicial Openings

There are only 43 openings now on federal bench

(Newser) - For presidents who want to shape the federal judiciary, it's been good times for years. The Senate has confirmed President Biden's 213th nominee, and Donald Trump appointed 234 federal judges during his term. But it looks like the next president will be greeted on Inauguration Day by the...

Democrats Try to Undo Immunity Ruling

Bill specifies what's not up to Supreme Court

(Newser) - Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer introduced legislation Thursday affirming that presidents do not have immunity for criminal actions, an attempt to reverse the Supreme Court's landmark decision last month. Schumer's No Kings Act would declare that presidents are not immune from criminal law and clarify that Congress, not...

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