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Senate budget vote to avoid shutdown could devastate residents in Washington, DC

Washington, D.C., is in budget limbo ahead of budget cuts on Capitol Hill as the Senate prepares to vote on funding to keep the government running.

FOX 5 DC on MSN · 18h

Senate vote puts DC at risk of $1 billion budget cut amid shutdown standoff

With the clock ticking toward a partial government shutdown, Washington, D.C., is staring down a potential $1 billion budget shortfall that could slash funding for police, schools, and public services.

NBC News on MSN · 1h

Senate to vote on advancing GOP funding bill to avert government shutdown

At least seven Democrats, who have been divided on their shutdown strategy, will need to join with Republicans for the measure to clear a key procedural hurdle.

Congress, DC and Washington

The New York Times · 1d

How Congress Could Force $1.1 Billion in Cuts on Washington, D.C.

District leaders say that a proposed cut to the city budget, part of a plan to avert a federal government shutdown, is unfair. The city raises most of its own money but cannot control how it is spent.

Bloomberg on MSN · 2h

Washington, DC, Region Braces for ‘Devastating’ Cuts from Congress

Local leaders across the DC metro area are raising alarms about a stopgap measure in Congress that would trigger a $1 billion budget shortfall for the city.

WAVY-TV · 18h

Congress poised to force $1 billion cut to local DC budget, surprising many lawmakers

Congress is poised to pass a Trump-endorsed funding bill this week that D.C. officials warn would lead to a $1 billion cut to the District’s local budget, a move that has been catching members of

Senate, Democrats and Chuck Schumer

Washington Examiner on MSN · 3h

Swing-state Democrats oppose GOP budget despite Senate leadership approval

Many Senate Democrats in states that voted for President Donald Trump plan to vote against the Republican-led government funding bill, even after Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) said at least eight Democrats would support the measure.

Scripps News on MSN · 1d

Schumer says Senate Democrats will oppose current budget bill

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said Wednesday Senate GOP "do not have the votes" to pass a pending budget bill, setting up a potential showdown over government funding.

Reuters on MSN · 14h

Top US Senate Democrat Schumer signals party support for spending bill to avert government shutdown

By Richard Cowan WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top U.S. Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer on Thursday said he would vote to advance a Republican stopgap funding bill, signaling that his party would provide the votes to avert a government shutdown.

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Government shutdown live updates: Senate to vote on funding bill today; Dr. Mehmet Oz faces confirmation hearing

Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate ...

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Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline

The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown with just hours to ...

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Senate to take up Trump spending bill as clock ticks down to government shutdown

A vote to end debate on the House-passed stopgap spending bill to avoid a government shutdown will take place on Friday ...

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Senate Democrats wrestle with allowing a government shutdown

With funding set to run out at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, several more Senate Democrats remain non-committal while others publicly ...

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They’re ‘hogging our money’: D.C. kids tell Senate not to gut city’s funding

The window narrowed to reverse the $1 billion in cuts to D.C.’s budget as senators prepared to vote on the continuing ...

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Senate nears final approval of a bill that could increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers

The Senate is preparing to give final approval to a bill that could result in harsher prison sentences for fentanyl ...

Moscow-Pullman Daily News1d

Senate Republicans: There’s a ‘third way’ to address budget

Washington Senate Republicans believe that they’ve found a “third way” to address the state’s operating budget deficit that ...

The Washington Post1d

D.C.’s hopes lie in Senate as residents, officials push to avert $1B hit

Patty Murray (D-Washington), would keep D.C ... who in the past has been an advocate for D.C.’s budget autonomy. A spokeswoman for the Senate Appropriations Committee did not say whether ...

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