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President Trump signs bill to reopen government, ending longest shutdown in US history

November 12, 2025November 13, 2025 · Atlanta, Georgia Local News

(CNN) — President Donald Trump late Wednesday signed a funding package to reopen the federal government, officially bringing a close to the longest shutdown in history. The final approval came…

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Senate approves shutdown deal as Democrats balk at lack of healthcare relief

November 10, 2025November 11, 2025 · World News

WASHINGTON — The Senate gave final approval Monday night to a deal that could end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, sending it to the House, where Democrats are…

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Senate votes to end government shutdown, sending funding bill to the House

November 10, 2025November 12, 2025 · Atlanta, Georgia Local News

(CNN) — A small band of Senate Democrats voted with Republicans on Monday night to approve a funding measure to reopen the federal government — without securing their party’s…

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Republicans fret as shutdown threatens Thanksgiving travel chaos

November 7, 2025November 7, 2025 · World News

WASHINGTON — Republican lawmakers and the Trump administration are increasingly anxious that an ongoing standoff with Democrats over reopening the government may drag into Thanksgiving week, one of the country’s…

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President Trump calls for end of Senate filibuster to break funding stalemate

October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 · Orlando, Florida Local News

President Donald Trump on Thursday urged congressional Republicans to unilaterally end the government shutdown by eliminating the filibuster — an unprecedented step that GOP leaders have opposed taking…

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Vance says troops will be paid as pressure builds on Congress to end the shutdown

October 29, 2025October 29, 2025 · Sacramento, California Local News

Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday he believes U.S. military members will be paid at the end of the week, though he did not specify how the Trump…

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Some lawmakers call for ‘nuclear option’ to end government shutdown. What is it?

October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 · Miami, Florida Local News

Some lawmakers have called for using the “nuclear option” to override the Senate filibuster and end the government shutdown. Sonder Bridge Photography, UnSplash As the government shutdown drags…

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Senate Republicans head to White House as government shutdown enters fourth week

October 21, 2025October 21, 2025 · Sacramento, California Local News

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House on Tuesday — not for urgent talks on how to end it,…

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Government shutdown: Top Republican gives update on next Senate vote

October 2, 2025October 2, 2025 · Breaking News

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that the Senate will return Friday for another vote to reopen the government but cautioned that lawmakers are unlikely to hold…

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Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 · Sacramento, California Local News

Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government…

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Senate adjourns after failed funding votes as government heads for shutdown at midnight

September 30, 2025September 30, 2025 · Orlando, Florida Local News

Senate Democrats have voted down a Republican bill to keep funding the government, putting it on a near-certain path to a shutdown after midnight Wednesday for the first…

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Thune steams while Democrats do the country a favor by slowing Trump’s nominees

September 14, 2025September 14, 2025 · US News

U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-South Dakota, speaks at Dakotafest in Mitchell on Aug. 20, 2025. (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight) U.S. Senate Majority Leader John Thune was…

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The GOP Has Crossed an Ominous Threshold on Foreign Policy

The GOP Has Crossed an Ominous Threshold on Foreign Policy

February 18, 2024February 18, 2024 · Politics

The long decline of the Republican Party’s internationalist wing may have reached a tipping point. Since Donald Trump emerged as the GOP’s dominant figure in 2016, he has…

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What Tom Suozzi’s Win Means for Democrats

What Tom Suozzi’s Win Means for Democrats

February 14, 2024February 15, 2024 · Politics

Listen to this article Produced by ElevenLabs and NOA, News Over Audio, using AI narration. Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage. Tom…

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California's Padilla personally warned Biden not to fold to GOP on immigration to aid Ukraine

California's Padilla personally warned Biden not to fold to GOP on immigration to aid Ukraine

December 15, 2023December 15, 2023 · US News

WASHINGTON —  Sen. Alex Padilla approached President Biden at a campaign fundraiser at a sprawling, multilevel mansion in the Pacific Palisades last weekend to offer a warning. Biden was…

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Trump Voters Are America Too

Trump Voters Are America Too

December 8, 2023December 9, 2023 · Politics

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. In the last spring of the Obama administration, Michelle Obama was…

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Senate Republicans Aghast At Unprecedented House GOP Chaos

Senate Republicans Aghast At Unprecedented House GOP Chaos

October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 · US News

Senate Republicans were appalled after their counterparts in the House voted on Tuesday to oust House Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) ― a first in American history ― paralyzing…

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The Real Issue in the UAW Strike

The Real Issue in the UAW Strike

September 15, 2023September 15, 2023 · Politics

The United Automobile Workers’ strike against the Big Three manufacturers that began earlier today is exacerbating the most significant political vulnerability of President Joe Biden’s drive to build…

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Kevin McCarthy Is a Hostage

Kevin McCarthy Is a Hostage

September 12, 2023September 12, 2023 · Politics

The speaker’s abrupt impeachment probe against Biden is the latest sign that he’s still fighting for his job. Chip Somodevilla / Getty September 12, 2023, 7 PM ET…

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Trump’s Plan To Expand Presidential Powers Faces GOP Resistance

Trump’s Plan To Expand Presidential Powers Faces GOP Resistance

July 19, 2023July 19, 2023 · US News

WASHINGTON ― Donald Trump’s sweeping plans to remake the presidency ― and give himself more power than ever if he is elected to the White House again ―…

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