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Senate set to vote on funding bills as shutdown goes into effect The Senate on Wednesday again took up two bills that would fund the government. Expectations were high that the results
The U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike a deal to keep government programs and services open.
Chuck Schumer faces political pressure over government shutdown strategy as Republicans and Democrats battle over healthcare funding and blame assignment.
The Senate on Wednesday is set to take up another series of votes on legislation to fund the government, after a shutdown went into effect overnight. The upper chamber of Congress on Tuesday, as
The failed votes leave Congress at a standstill just hours before federal funding will expire for a large portion of the federal government.
Follow live news and President Donald Trump and Democratic leaders are blaming one another for the impasse on a funding deal to prevent a government shutdown after midnight tonight.
Democrats and Republicans have been unable to resolve an impasse over federal health care spending. The government will shut down at the end of the day Tuesday barring a last-minute breakthrough.
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