US Senate Poised to Pass Republican Stopgap Spending Bill, Avert Shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Senate on Friday was poised to pass a stopgap spending bill and avert a partial government shutdown, after Democrats backed down in a standoff driven by anger over President Donald Trump's campaign to slash the federal workforce.
"Took 'guts' and courage!" Trump wrote on his Truth Social platform Friday morning, celebrating the probable aversion of a partial government shutdown in comments that will likely drive a deeper wedge ...
Democrats appear on the cusp of voting to avoid a shutdown because they fear the consequences of standing up to the Trump administration could be worse.
President Trump and his allies are already crafting a plan to make good on their promise to cut federal spending this year, ...
The bill, also known as a continuing resolution, now moves to the Senate, where D.C. officials hope Democrats will help them ...
The comment came during a meeting with Irish Prime Minister Micheál Martin as Republicans try to get a government spending ...
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