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The government shutdown stretched into Day 24 on Friday as the Senate failed to advance a measure to pay some federal workers.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) took to the Senate floor Tuesday evening in protest of President Trump’s policies and has been speaking for more than 17 hours — with a handful of other Democrats
The Senate votes today, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025, on two congressional spending bills as the government shutdown 2025 continues into Day 8 amid a bitter battle on Capitol Hill as President Donald Trump warned of permanent federal employee layoffs.
CONCORD, N.H. -- CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — John E. Sununu enters GOP primary race in New Hampshire for US Senate seat he lost in 2008.
The federal government remains closed Friday, Oct. 24. Does the Senate return today for a 13th vote? What to know.