Schumer says he'll vote to keep government open as Democrats …
2 days ago · With government funding set to expire on Friday night, Democrats have found themselves in the position of being able to block the GOP bill, but also wary of the government shutdown that would ...
Democratic Party fractures in government shutdown fight | AP …
1 day ago · Many in the party felt the New York Democrat was not showing sufficient fight, arguing that a government shutdown would have forced Trump and Republicans to the negotiating table.Yet for Schumer, who has led Senate Democrats since Trump took office in 2016, the choice ultimately came down to preventing a shutdown that he believed would only hand Trump more power and leave his party with the ...
Senate Democrats planning to save face, avoid government shutdown
2 days ago · Senate Democrats say privately that they will not allow a government shutdown, despite growing pressure from activists and liberal lawmakers who want them to kill the GOP's six-month spending bill.
Senate passes GOP measure to avert shutdown as Democrats …
1 day ago · Trump signs spending bill that united Republicans but divided Democrats 02:38. ... letting the onus for a government shutdown fall on Republicans, arguing that it would have further illuminated ...
Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's funding bill as shutdown …
3 days ago · Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., has said he will support the stopgap funding bill because it is preferable to a government shutdown. Many Senate Democrats said they want a one-month bill to finish ...
Government shutdown fight: Democrats’ first big chance to …
2 days ago · The arguments for mounting a Senate blockade even at the risk of a government shutdown are mostly rooted in the opportunity for Democrats to show some resistance to the most disruptive first 100 ...
Schumer Says He’ll Vote for GOP Spending Bill to Avert Government Shutdown
2 days ago · Many Democrats had agitated for the party to hang together and block the measure in defiance of President Trump, but the leader said doing so would prompt a shutdown that would only empower Mr. Trump.
Government Shutdown Looms With Senate Democrats …
3 days ago · Despite their opposition to the spending plan, top Democrats are leery of forcing the government into a shutdown, fearing the political blowback after years of castigating Republicans for shutdowns.
The Democratic Divide: Would a Shutdown Have Helped or Hurt …
1 day ago · But many Democrats, who were stunned and enraged by Mr. Schumer’s stance, ... “When there is a government shutdown, the president has almost full flexibility to shut down discretionary ...
Congress averts government shutdown after Senate passes …
1 day ago · Congress averted a government shutdown Friday just hours before the funding deadline, after the Senate approved a House-passed spending bill that exposed deep rifts within the Democratic Party.