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Government shutdown stretches into second week as Senate rejects funding bills again

The stalemate over how to end the government shutdown is stretching into another week without a clear resolution in sight, as both parties trade blame for the funding lapse.

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Government shutdown latest; Senate rejects spending bills; layoffs loom

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Senator Tells Voters Exactly Who’s To Blame For Government Shutdown: A 'Tsunami Of Trump's Creation'

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Trump Says He's Open to Health Care Deal With Democrats as Shutdown Hits Day 6

Republican and Democratic lawmakers have provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the federal government as the shutdown entered its sixth day on Monday.

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Government shutdown to hit one-week mark after Senate again rejects competing funding bills

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Senator Tells Voters Exactly Who’s To Blame For Government Shutdown: 'Tsunami Of Trump's Creation'

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White House Says No Shutdown-Related Layoffs Yet, but Warns They Could Come

Trump said: "It's taking place right now."

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Congressional leaders lament absence of ‘serious’ bipartisan talks as shutdown enters second week

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Government shutdown enters second week

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Hunt entry to GOP Senate primary scrambles tight race

U.S. Rep. Wesley Hunt said Monday he will challenge fellow Texas Republican John Cornyn for his Senate seat, adding another layer to what's expected to be one of the GOP's most combative intraparty f...

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Army veteran-turned-MAGA rising star jumps into fiery GOP Senate primary as polls tighten

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GOP Rep. Wesley Hunt announces run for U.S. Senate, joining Cornyn, Paxton in primary

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Rep. Wesley Hunt launches Republican bid for Senate in Texas

Hunt also referred to Cornyn's support from GOP leaders in Washington. While Trump has not endorsed anyone in the primary, Senate Minority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., and the chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, Tim Scott, R-S.C., are backing Cornyn.

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U.S. Senate plans vote to reopen government

The U.S. government officially shut down last week after Congress failed to pass a funding measure before the 12 a.m. Wednesday deadline. Democrats are pressuring Republicans to extend enhanced Obamacare subsidies as part of any stopgap funding bill,

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Schumer's shutdown holds as Senate Dems block GOP bid to reopen government

S.D., needs eight Democrats to end the shutdown, but Senate Minority Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., insists President Trump must approve the deal first.

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Senate Democrats prepare to force vote on a War Powers resolution this week over drug boat strikes

The vote, which could take place as early as Wednesday, is in response to the Trump administration's recent strikes on drug ships in the Caribbean they claim are primarily coming from Venezuela.

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At the center of shutdown fight, health care is one of the most intractable issues in Congress

Democrats believe health care is an issue that resonates with a majority of Americans as they demand an extension of subsidies in exchange for their votes to reopen the shuttered

Government shutdown to hit 1 week mark after Congress fails again to reach agreement

For the fifth time in a row, U.S. senators voted down both federal funding stopgap options, extending the ongoing government shutdown into its seventh day.