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Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House
‘It appears our long national nightmare is finally coming to an end.’
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Senate inches closer to vote on government shutdown deal
After weeks of negotiations, the moderate Senate Democrats agreed to reopen the government without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies.
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Georgia Democrat Jon Ossoff gambles on shutdown to save health subsidies as reelection bid looms
‘Georgians don’t want their health insurance premiums to skyrocket, and they want the federal government reopened.’
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Donald Trump hosts Senate Republicans at renovated White House as the shutdown drags into fourth week
Later at another White House event, Trump said he’s happy to talk with Democrats about health care once the shutdown is over.
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Donald Trump pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed
Paul Ingrassia said ‘MLK Jr. was the 1960s George Floyd and his ‘holiday’ should be ended and tossed into the seventh circle of hell where it belongs.’
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Democrats say Donald Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He’s shown little interest in doing so
While Congress has been paralyzed by the shutdown, Trump has moved rapidly to enact his vision of the federal government.
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Democrats say they won’t be intimidated by Donald Trump’s threats as the shutdown enters a third week
‘What people are saying is, you’ve got to stop the carnage.’
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Abigail Spanberger blasts Donald Trump over federal worker pay snub
‘Withholding backpay would do nothing to strengthen our country — and would be a further attack on Virginians’ livelihoods.’
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Blame game over federal shutdown heats up, but voters know who’s really in control, expert says
Republicans ‘control the presidency, they control the House, they control the Senate, voters do know that, and I think they will be the ones to get the bigger blame.’
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Virginia’s 320,000 federal employees could be hit hard by extended federal shutdown
Workers deemed essential will continue working but will not receive their paychecks until the shutdown has ended.