Senate, House and the shutdown
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The Senate now has enough Democratic votes to reopen the government after a 40-day shutdown, after a rare Saturday session yielded little progress despite mounting pressures. A group of centrist
The Senate gaveled into session on Sunday afternoon, sparking hopes that they could be on the verge of ending the now longest-ever government shutdown by passing any kind of spending bill. However, when the stream started,
Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pennsylvnia, who voted repeatedly with Republicans to reopen the government, apologized to Capitol police officers who worked without pay during the shutdown and to SNAP recipients whose food benefits were delayed.
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is set to address reporters on Monday morning after the Senate voted 60-40 late Sunday to advance a House-passed continuing resolution to reopen the government. That