GOP, Democrats and government shutdown

GOP Government Funding Plan Sets Up Clash With Democrats
WASHINGTON—Republicans are charging ahead with a proposal endorsed by President Trump that would keep the government funded into the fall while reducing spending, setting up a clash with Democrats already steaming over sharp cuts to federal jobs and programs.
Democratic leaders bash GOP’s spending plan: ‘Not acceptable’
House Democratic leaders warned Friday that they won’t back a long-term extension of current funding levels, which GOP leaders are teeing up for a vote next week.  The top Democrats — Minority
House Democrats whip "NO" on GOP plan to avoid government shutdown
House Democratic leaders are urging their members to oppose the stopgap spending bill Republicans plan to bring to the floor on Tuesday, according to aides and lawmakers. This raises the likelihood that the government could shut down on March 14.
Republicans unveil Trump-backed bill to avoid shutdown, daring Democrats to oppose it
The US president's party, despite struggling in the past to pass funding bills on its own, is pushing ahead with a go-it-alone strategy US House Republicans unveiled a spending bill on Saturday that would keep federal agencies funded through September 30,
Trump-district Democrats face risky vote on GOP spending bill
House Democrats in districts carried by President Trump are confronting a potentially risky vote next week when GOP leaders are expected to put their partisan government funding bill on the floor. If the vulnerable Democrats support the bill,
Democratic Party's image in weakest position since Reagan-Bush era, CNN political analyst says
Ron Brownstein, a CNN political analyst, said Monday on the network that the Democratic Party's image was the weakest its ...
Editorial: What is the cost of accepting GOP donations for Democratic candidates?
Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey got his hackles up about money. Was it about the financial troubles his city finds itself ...
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Kayleigh McEnany scoffs at Hakeem Jeffries’ claim GOP is ‘on the run’
Former White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany scoffed Monday at Democratic Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ claim that Republicans are “on the run” over high prices that began […] ...
GOP's two top Dem Senate targets justify blocking bill to bar men from women's sports
Sens. Ossoff and Shaheen explained why they had voted with all Democrats to block a bill to bar males from women’s sports.
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Democrats to target vulnerable House Republicans by highlighting potential cuts to Medicaid, other federal spending in the budget GOP lawmakers hope to vote on this week. Democratic senators want ...
As Gov. Stein sets a direction for NC, will he cooperate or clash with GOP lawmakers? | Opinion
Four North Carolina Democrats offer thoughts on how Gov. Stein’s opening address to the General Assembly should go ...
Trump warns Dems will ‘end up a minor party’ if they stick to unelectable ideas
President Trump has warned that Democrats are at risk of becoming a minority party if they continue on their current path of ...
House GOP drops clean spending bill with Trump’s blessing days before government shutdown
The spending bill will provide for an increase in defense spending, a decrease in non-defense spending, and an additional $6 ...
Sen. Dan Thatcher is leaving Utah’s Republican Party to ‘break the deadlock’ in politics
Longtime Sen. Dan Thatcher is leaving the Utah GOP and is joining a third party to "break the deadlock" in politics.
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.