Sen. Fetterman says he’ll back a GOP spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. Will other Democrats follow?
The Democratic grappling reflects a larger question confronting the party: When to fight and when to fall in line?
Senate Democrats punt GOP plan to avert shutdown in favor of 30-day stopgap
Democrats are still divided over whether they should attempt to utilize their leverage to extract concessions from Republicans or risk a shutdown.
Senate pushes closer to shutdown after Democrats spurn funding bill
Senate Democrats say they are prepared to vote against the Republicans’ bill if lawmakers do not strike a deal by Friday night.
House Approves Spending Bill Ahead Of Government Shutdown Deadline
House Republicans introduced a bill Saturday that would largely keep current fiscal year 2024 funding levels in place until the end of September—with a $13 billion cut to nondefense spending, $6 billion increase to defense spending—to give lawmakers more time to negotiate a fiscal year 2025 spending plan.
Senate Democrats say they will reject GOP's funding bill as shutdown draws near
After meeting with his conference, the Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said "Republicans do not have the votes" to advance the House-approved measure.
Senate Dems’ last-minute shutdown gambit
Senate Democrats are still not committing to helping Republicans pass a seven-month funding stopgap, edging the country closer to a government shutdown as they attempt to force a vote on a shorter funding patch.
Senate Democrats refuse to go along with GOP spending plan, as shutdown deadline nears
A day before a shutdown deadline, Senate Democrats are mounting a last-ditch protest over a Republican-led government funding bill that already passed the House but failed to slap any limits on President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk's efforts to gut federal operations.
Senate Republicans coin 'Schumer shutdown' ahead of critical vote on Trump spending bill
Democrats and Republicans in the Senate are laying the groundwork for a government shutdown standoff as the clock ticks down.
Government shutdown soon? Senate Democrats say they won't support House budget bill
Senate Democrats have vowed to shut down the federal government rather than support a House-approved budget resolution to avert a pending government shutdown at the end of the day Friday.
Fetterman introduces School Lunch Debt Cancellation Act to fight U.S. school meal debt
U.S. Senator John Fetterman introduced legislation that would have the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) pay off all ...
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‘Total Theater’: John Fetterman Lays Into Dems’ Shutdown Antics
Democratic Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman torched Senate Democrats for threatening to plunge the country into a partial ...
Fetterman trolls ‘resistance’ Dems, warns against voting for shutdown
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) urged Democrats to avoid a shutdown and criticized their “resistance” moves against President ...
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Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman Blisters Senate Dems’ “Theatre” As Government Shutdown Looms
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) unleashed a blistering attack on fellow Senate Democrats on Thursday, calling their push to block a GOP spending bill “total ...
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‘American Oligarchs!’ MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle Clashes With John Fetterman On Trump Helping Rich Allies
Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) pushed back as MSNBC's Stephanie Ruhle pressed him to criticize President Donald Trump's ...
John Fetterman has voted yes on eight of Trump’s cabinet picks so far. How local Senators are voting on confirmations.
President Donald Trump picks every member of his cabinet, but he needs the support of a majority of the Senate for them to be confirmed. A Senate committee questions each nominee in a hearing before ...
Fetterman urges Democrats to talk like ‘regular’ people instead of ranting about ‘oligarchs’
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., urged members of his party to talk like regular people on Tuesday while pushing back on MSNBC’s ...