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Democrats Clear Way for GOP Funding Bill, Ending Threat of Government Shutdown

WASHINGTON—The leader of Senate Democrats moved to take the threat of a government shutdown off the table, following a grueling intraparty fight in which lawmakers struggled with how best to resist President Trump’s fast-paced efforts to slim down federal agencies.

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Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy

Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a government shutdown would be a worse option.

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US Senate Democrats to clear way for stopgap bill and avert shutdown

Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he would vote to advance a stopgap funding bill, signaling that his party would provide the votes to avert a government shutdown.

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The Latest: Schumer backs GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown

President Donald Trump hosts NATO secretary general Mark Rutte. The leader of the 32-member transatlantic military alliance ...

Trump warns that government shutdown will raise taxes

President Trump said Thursday that a government shutdown could cause “very, very high taxes” and said it would be the ...

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Trump says Democrats would be to blame for shutdown, suggests it could delay tax cuts

President Trump said Thursday that Democrats would be to blame if government funding runs out this week and suggested a shutdown could delay GOP efforts to extend expiring tax cuts. “They do a ...

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Did Democrats Blink in the Shutdown Standoff?

Many Senate Democrats are digging in their heels against a stopgap bill to fund the government. But with a shutdown looming, their chances of scuttling it appear to be diminishing.

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