Senate, the shutdown and federal government
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US President Donald Trump has put mass-firings on hold until the Senate’s vote on stopgap funding bill today. But as Republicans reject Democrats’ demands on healthcare, hopes are not high for the bill’s passage.
Democrats need four seats to win control of the Senate but face a daunting political map. A brutal GOP primary is raising hopes in Texas, a state that has dashed Democratic hopes many times before.
Senate advances Emil Bove's nomination . The Senate on Thursday advanced the nomination of controversial Trump ally Emil Bove, while the Justice Department fired the daughter of a
The chairman of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Friday he will introduce legislation to deter aggression against Taiwan by identifying targets for economic measures that could be deployed rapidly if China acts against the island.