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Government Shutdown Still Looming

Government Shutdown Still Looming: How Your Taxes Might Suffer

The House passed a measure to keep the government funded, but the shutdown threat is still present as the bill moves to the Senate.

CBS News on MSN · 17h

Potential government shutdown approaches as March 14 deadline looms. Here's what to know.

Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 2d

With the threat of a government shutdown looming, here's a look at what it means

Government shutdowns occur when the federal government stops all or some of its operations because of a funding gap. Shutdowns happen when Congress fails to pass a budget for the following fiscal year, according to the Brookings Institution.

Senate Dems won't back GOP bill to avoid shutdown

NBC News on MSN · 7h

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.

New York Post on MSN · 1d

House Republicans pass government funding bill ahead of Friday shutdown deadline

House Republicans advanced a stopgap bill Tuesday to fund the government until October, putting moderate Senate Democrats in a tough spot should the measure pass a final vote this afternoon and

CBS News on MSN · 12h

Schumer says GOP doesn't have votes to pass funding bill as shutdown fight moves to Senate

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned that Republicans don't have the votes to pass a measure to keep the government funded through September.

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Will there be a government shutdown? House GOP battles time and a tiny margin

WASHINGTON - Americans are yet again bracing for a possible government shutdown. Congress has until 11:59 p.m. on Friday to ...

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GOP-controlled Congress seeks to avoid government shutdown early in Trump’s term

Several Republicans remain undecided and the vice president, who is President Donald Trump’s legislative liaison, is expected ...

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House Republicans set up Tuesday vote to avert government shutdown

The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives set up a Tuesday vote on legislation that would keep the government ...

Senate Democrats Balk at Funding Extension, Raising the Risk of a Shutdown

The top Senate Democrat said his members were not ready to provide the votes to allow the Republican-written stopgap spending ...

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Tracking Trump: Foreign tariff retaliations; a snag in government shutdown talks; possible Social Security cuts; and more

Senate Democrats are split on backing a bill to avoid a government shutdown. New today: The GOP needs eight Democratic ...

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Republicans Bank on Democrats Caving in Shutdown Standoff

Chuck Schumer implied Senate Democrats won't offer enough votes to pass the GOP spending bill, but key Senators are still wavering.

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How Congress Could Force $1.1 Billion in Cuts on Washington, D.C.

District leaders say that a proposed cut to the city budget, part of a plan to avert a federal government shutdown, is unfair ...

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Is the US heading for a government shutdown? 5 essential reads to occupy the mind while we wait to find out

So while we watch the process play out in Washington, D.C. – at the time of writing, a spending bill was heading to the U.S. Senate after being passed by the House – we have gathered a few essential ...

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