Democrats Divided over Cutting Deal to End Shutdown

House Freedom Caucus Pushes for Year-Long Stopgap

“The House Freedom Caucus unanimously backed a year-long continuing resolution Tuesday, just as the Senate looks poised to move on a short-term measure to end the 35-day government shutdown,” Axios reports.

Democrats divided over cutting deal to end shutdown

Senate Democrats are divided over whether Republicans have offered enough to reach a deal to end the government shutdown this week. Several centrist Democrats are signaling to their Republican colleagues that an agreement could be reached in the next few days. But other Senate Democrats warn that reopening the government without a real concession from President Trump on extending the expiring health insurance premium subsidies — or at least a st…

Senate Republicans Push Long-Term Funding Bill Amid Shutdown

Senate Republicans are preparing a longer-term funding proposal as the federal government shutdown continues with no clear resolution in sight. Senate Majority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) confirmed the House-passed short-term continuing resolution (CR), which would have funded the government through November 21, is no longer viable given current political gridlock. GOP lawmakers are now considering a funding extension that would push into January, …

Thune eyes longer stopgap funding bill as shutdown drags on

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) said Monday that the GOP-controlled chamber is seeking to craft a new funding measure to reopen the government beyond the initial timeline set by the House. The Nov. 21 funding date set by legislation passed in September by House Republicans, which has failed in the Senate 13 times because of a Democratic filibuster, will likely need to be extended into January to allow more time for the full-year appropr…

Senate Leader John Thune Tells President Trump, "There aren't enough Republican votes to end CR filibuster"

Senate Majority Leader John Thune told reporters he informed President Trump, “The votes aren’t there” to kill the filibuster.  Ergo, the govt shutdown will continue. The issue is somewhat frustrating for those who have followed DC events closely.  The Democrats hated the Big Beautiful Bill budget and spending legislation, so the Republicans had to suspend […]

Senate Republicans plot longer-term funding bill as government shutdown continues

Senate Republicans mull longer government funding extension as near record-breaking shutdown makes House-passed seven-week bill insufficient.