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USA TODAY |
The House passed a spending bill on Tuesday that would temporarily fund the government until Sept. 30 − taking the first step to avoid another government shutdown.
HuffPost |
President Donald Trump is set to announce Wednesday his decision to unilaterally raise taxes on American importers by trillions of dollars over the next 10 years, potentially the biggest tax hike sin...
U.S. News & World Report |
Senate Republicans are looking to change how extending many of Trump’s 2017 tax cuts would be scored when it comes to future federal deficits.

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When will the Senate vote on the spending bill? Will it need Democratic support?
It's up to the Senate to pass the spending bill and get it to President Donald Trump’s desk to avert a possible government shutdown.
Opinion
Senate Democrats Must Vote Against The Republican’s Continuing Budget Resolution
Yesterday, the House passed legislation to fund the government through Sept. 30 and thereby avert a shutdown at the end of this week. The measure now goes to the Senate, where Democrats must decide whether to support it and thereby hand Trump and Musk a blank check to continue their assault on the federal government.
Four Senate Republicans join with Democrats to rebuke Trump tariff policy in key vote
Four Senate Republicans joined with Democrats on Wednesday to deliver a rare bipartisan rebuke to President Donald Trump over trade policy.
Trump Set To Announce Biggest Tax Increase On Americans In Decades
Despite the president’s false claims, Americans actually pay U.S. tariffs — meaning his “liberation day” announcement is about liberating Americans from their money
Senate Republicans move forward with their budget plan to promote Trump's agenda
If passed, the package could become a hallmark of President Trump's second term. But a number of obstacles remain ahead.
Senate GOP Unveils Budget Blueprint Made In Trump’s Image
Senate GOP leadership unveiled a budget blueprint Wednesday afternoon to advance President Donald Trump’s first-year legislative priorities. The budget resolution
Measuring the Cost of Extending Trump's Tax Cuts Becomes a Flashpoint in Congress
An obscure bookkeeping matter has become the latest flashpoint in Congress as Democrats accuse Republicans of violating Senate norms
Key Senate Democrat confident in GOP support ahead of vote to rebuke Trump tariff policy
A key Senate Democrat projected confidence Wednesday that the chamber will rebuke President Donald Trump’s tariff policy with support from some Republicans in an expected evening vote.
House Democrats plan to force vote on killing Trump tariffs
The vote would force Republicans to choose between their loyalty to Trump and rejecting a policy many of them fundamentally oppose. Republicans inserted language into last month's stopgap spending bill to block such a House vote on terminating the national emergency upon which Trump based his tariffs on Mexico,
Trump signs continuing resolution, averting shutdown, White House says
The Senate is expected to take a procedural vote Friday afternoon on a Republican-led stopgap measure to keep the government funded ahead of a midnight deadline.
How some Senate Democrats sided with Republicans to vote against government shutdown
The advance vote: The Senate voted 62-38 to end debate on the bill – a cloture vote – and advance it to a final vote. Nine Democrats and one independent, led by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., voted in favor of cloture. That vote allowed the bill to pass with a simple majority in the final vote.
LA Times on MSN19d
Senate passes six-month funding bill hours before shutdown deadline
The legislation before the Senate is the third such continuing resolution for the current fiscal year, now nearly half over. The legislation would fund the federal government through the end of September. It would trim non-defense spending by about $13 ...
The Nation20d
When Will the Senate Democrats Ever Learn?
So if I’m a Democrat in Congress, why do I vote for a continuing resolution to fund programs that are not continuing? It really is just a blank check. It’s like giving Trump and Musk a ...
NBC Washington19d
Last-minute legislation could save DC from $1B in funding cuts
Moments after the U.S. Senate approved a continuing resolution (CR) to avert a government shutdown, it passed a bipartisan bill to prevent devastating cuts to D.C.’s budget. The CR effectively ...
Senate unanimously approves fix to prevent $1B cuts for District of Columbia, sending bill to House
The Senate has swiftly approved legislation that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact.
Senate rebukes Trump’s tariffs as Democrats pick up some Republican support
The Senate passed a resolution Wednesday night that would thwart President Donald Trump’s ability to impose tariffs on Canada, delivering him a rare rebuke just hours after the president unveiled sweeping plans to clamp down on international trade.
Timeline for DC's future budgets in limbo as Congress pauses talks to return $1 billion
As the District leaders' budget battle continues on Capitol Hill, the timeline for D.C.'s future budgets is in limbo.
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