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Senate leadership’s hopes of passing a trio of spending bills before the August recess are dimming as senators from both parties raise objections. Two Republicans told the Washington Examiner on ...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) are betting on a bipartisan ...
The Senate Appropriations Committee released its fiscal 2026 Interior-Environment and Transportation bills Thursday.
A GOP senator is threatening to hold up a major spending bill unless changes are made to provisions that would currently ban ...
The package now goes back to the House, where Speaker Mike Johnson had warned senators not to deviate too far from what his chamber had already approved.
The Senate took a step toward approving its first appropriation bill but lawmakers have a long way to go to avoid a government shutdown in September.
Senate Republicans say President Trump has made it clear he doesn’t want a government shutdown, and they’re urging House GOP lawmakers to tone down their approach to the Sept. 30 ...
House Democrats are cranking up the pressure on their Senate colleagues to hold the line against any Republican spending ...
The procedural hurdle required 60 votes and presented the latest test for Senate Democrats whether to side with Republicans ...
The Senate has passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by Trump, affecting public broadcasting and foreign ...
Senate Republicans and Democrats advanced a its first spending bill, despite Democratic warnings that partisan actions, like the $9 billion clawback bill, eroded trust in the appropriations process.
The move came during a marathon weekend session marked by political drama, division and lengthy delays as Democrats sought to slow the legislation's path to passage.