Senate passes bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House; Ghislaine Maxwell plans to ask Trump for a commutation

Ghislaine Maxwell, the co-conspirator of the late convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, plans to ask Trump for a ...

8 Senators Break Ranks With Democrats and Advance G.O.P. Plan to End Shutdown

Eight senators in the Democratic caucus broke with the party late Sunday to vote with Republicans and advance legislation to ...

Handful of Senate Democrats join GOP to break funding stalemate, first step toward ending shutdown

A group of moderate Democrats agreed to proceed without a guaranteed extension of health care subsidies, angering many in their caucus who say Americans want them to continue the fight.

What's in legislation to end the federal government shutdown

A legislative package to end the government shutdown appears on track Monday after a handful of Senate Democrats joined with ...
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End of shutdown in sight as some Democrats break with leadership to make deal with GOP

At 41 days and counting, the end of the longest shutdown in government history could be in sight. A group of Democrats and ...

Why a handful of Democratic senators decided to end the shutdown

Sen. Tim Kaine (Va.), who nearly a decade ago served as Hillary Clinton’s running mate when she lost the presidency to Donald ...