The Economist1h
Senate Democrats back down
Sign up here to receive “The US in brief” as a newsletter, each weekday, in your inbox.
US Senate poised to pass Republican stopgap spending bill, avert shutdown
The U.S. Senate on Friday was poised to pass a stopgap spending bill and avert a partial government shutdown, after Democrats ...
Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's funding bill as shutdown draws near
After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to ...
Senate Democrats to provide votes for Trump-backed resolution to avoid government shutdown
Chuck Schumer, the top Democrat in the Senate, said he would vote to end the filibuster, indicating sufficient support among ...
Washington Monthly4h
Cut the Senate Democrats Some Slack
Democrats have reasons to filibuster the Republican bill that keeps the government open without restraining mass government ...
CNN's Manu Raju: Enough Senate Democrats Appear Ready To Pass House GOP Spending Plan
CNN's Capitol Hill correspondent Manu Raju reports on the struggle taking place within the Senate Democratic caucus over ...
Senate Democrats Decide Whether To Take A Stand On Republicans’ Poison-Pilled CR
Senate Democrats are still grappling with “two awful options,” as Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) put it to us: Either they vote for ...
Democratic retirements create fresh challenge for hopes of winning back the Senate
New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s decision to not seek reelection marks the latest bit of tough luck for Senate ...