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Trump signals no shutdown compromise with Democrats as senators schedule rare weekend session

Senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago, hoping to find a bipartisan resolution that has eluded them as federal workers ... Read More

Government shutdown continues as senators express cautious optimism about talks

Senate Majority Leader John Thune said talks among rank-and-file senators aimed at ending the government shutdown have ramped up. Read More

Democratic Sen. Murphy says capitulating to end shutdown was 'a mistake'

Conn., said it was "a mistake" for the eight Senate Democrats who broke ranks to make a deal with Republicans to end the government shutdown. Read More

US shutdown still days away from ending even as Senate deal moves ahead

The US government is still days away from reopening as the Senate winds its way through potentially time-consuming procedures and House members travel back to Washington to vote for the first time ... Read More

Federal shutdown is over because of Democrats who caved to Donald Trump | Letters

The eight U.S. Senators that caved to President Donald Trump in the shutdown will go down in infamy just like Neville Chamberlain. (Editor's note: Seven Democratic U.S. Senators and one independent ... Read More

Democratic attorneys general sue to block USDA guidance that makes some immigrants ineligible for SNAP benefits

A coalition of 21 attorneys general have sued to block new guidance from the US Department of Agriculture that declares some immigrants, including refugees and those granted asylum, ineligible for ... Read More

Democratic-led states sue over Trump's food aid cuts for immigrants

A group of Democratic-led states sued on Wednesday to block U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from cutting off food aid benefits for tens of thousands of legal immigrants by declaring ... Read More