Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate finds itself on Friday in a familiar position, working to avoid a partial government shutdown ...
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 ...
Washington braces for a government shutdown — as DOGE cuts continue
Government shutdown deadlines — and even full-on shutdowns — aren’t new for Washington, but this time, with federal funding ...
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Senate Republicans: There’s a ‘third way’ to address budget
Washington Senate Republicans believe that they’ve found a “third way” to address the state’s operating budget deficit that ...
Senate Democrats wrestle with allowing a government shutdown
With funding set to run out at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, several more Senate Democrats remain non-committal while others publicly ...
They’re ‘hogging our money’: D.C. kids tell Senate not to gut city’s funding
The window narrowed to reverse the $1 billion in cuts to D.C.’s budget as senators prepared to vote on the continuing ...
Senate nears final approval of a bill that could increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers
The Senate is preparing to give final approval to a bill that could result in harsher prison sentences for fentanyl ...
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Major boost to special education funding gets Washington Senate approval
Educators with such certification receive an extra $6,324 a year plus another $5,000 if they work in a high-poverty school.
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DC leaders push Senate to reject spending bill that would cut $1B funding from District
D.C. officials are pleading with the U.S. Senate to restore the city’s funding levels after the House passed a spending bill ...