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Michigan House OKs spending bill with more money for roads

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — In 101-8 vote Thursday night, the Michigan House passed its general omnibus spending bill and sent it to the Senate. The vote came in at about 9:45 p.m. on the second day of ... Read More

Shutdown tensions high after Dems block Defense spending bill

Welcome to The Hill’s Defense & NatSec newsletter{beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security   The Big Story Shutdown tensions high after Dems ... Read More

How each senator voted on the GOP spending package to avoid a shutdown

The government has now been shut down since October 1, with no end in sight. While the House has passed a stopgap bill that would fund the government at current levels for seven weeks, the Senate ... Read More

'End the political idiocy:' Republicans lambast Dems for tanking funding bill again

The ongoing government shutdown will span at least five days as U.S. senators depart for the weekend after voting down both short-term funding options for the fourth time in a row. Once again, only ... Read More

House approves stopgap spending bill but health care fight threatens a shutdown

House Republicans are pushing a bill funding government agencies through November 21, but Democrats say without a plan to renew expiring health care subsidies they will oppose it. Read More

See which Democrats broke ranks to fund the government

WASHINGTON – As the clock ticked on Sept. 30 to a government shutdown, several Senate Democrats broke ranks with their party to vote for a Republican-backed funding measure that would have kept the ... Read More

Senate fails again to advance funding bill, shutdown likely to extend into next week

In addition to the GOP-backed seven-week stopgap funding measure, the Senate voted on the Democrat's funding bill that includes health care provisions. Both bills failed with no one changing their ... Read More

House Democrats rally at Capitol in last-ditch effort to alter spending bill

House Democrats rallied in the Capitol on Monday evening in an 11th-hour strategy session with two distinct goals: To unify the party amid the partisan budget standoff and to compel GOP leaders back ... Read More

Here Are the Dueling Plans Behind the Shutdown Impasse

Republicans are proposing a straight extension of government spending, while Democrats are demanding the addition of over $1 trillion for health programs. By Megan Mineiro Reporting from the Capitol ... Read More