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The Latest: Shutdown progress in doubt as Democrats grow emboldened from election wins

Elections this week that energized Democrats and angered President Donald Trump have cast a chill over efforts to end the record-breaking government shutdown, raising fresh doubts about the ... Read More

Trump Increases Pressure on His Own Party as the Shutdown Grinds On

President Trump has called on Republicans to end the filibuster as both parties search for a path out of the shutdown. Read More

Americans increasingly concerned about government shutdown, more blame Republicans and Trump than Democrats: Poll

Democrats are more united, saying that Trump and Republicans are to blame for the shutdown (81%) than Republicans saying Democrats are to blame (72%). Twice as many independents say Trump and ... Read More

Republicans divided over Trump’s role in ending shutdown

Republican senators hope President Trump can step in and help end the 22-day government shutdown by beginning talks with Democrats on enhanced health insurance premiums, which would give Democrats ... Read More

GOP support for eliminating filibuster picks up steam after Trump pressure

Senate Republican support for eliminating the filibuster is picking up momentum after President Trump invited members of the Senate GOP conference to the White House for a breakfast meeting ... Read More

The GOP starts to confront what Trump’s power grabs will mean when Democrats are in charge

For nine months, congressional Republicans have largely stood idly by as President Donald Trump has gone to great lengths to try to expand the power of the presidency, demolish norms and disregard ... Read More

4 Senate Republicans rebuke Trump for a third time this week, voting with Democrats against president’s global tariffs

The Senate on Thursday passed a resolution aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s global tariffs introduced last spring, with four Senate Republicans joining Democrats to object to the president’s ... Read More

Trump blasts 'weakened' Schumer as Democrats again block GOP effort to reopen government

A long weekend away from Washington, D.C., did little to soften Senate Democrats’ resolve as they again blocked an effort to reopen the government for an eighth time Tuesday. The beginning of mass ... Read More

U.S. Senate Republicans huddle over Trump's Supreme Court plans

U.S. Senate Republicans on Tuesday have their first formal gathering since liberal Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's death gave them a chance to cement a 6-3 conservative majority at the ... Read More

White House, Democrats face Senate Republican opposition on coronavirus aid

The White House and congressional Democrats kept up negotiations on Wednesday on a fresh coronavirus relief bill, though their effort faced opposition in the Republican-controlled Senate, where ... Read More