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Senate rejects competing bills to fund government, increasing risk of shutdown on Oct. 1

September 19, 2025 Fund, increasing, Competing, Oct., Senate, government, Rejects, risk, shutdown, bills0 comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate rejected competing measures on Friday to fund federal agencies for a few weeks when the new budget year begins on Oct. 1, increasing prospects for a partial government shutdown on that date. Leaders of the two parties sought to blame the other side for the standoff. Democrats accused Republicans of not negotiating with them to address some of their priorities on health care as part of the funding measure, even though they knew Democratic votes would be needed to get a bill to the president’s…

Government shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump’s debt limit demands

December 21, 2024 Rejects, shutdown, trumps, after, averted, Congress, Deadline, debt, Demands, just, government, Limit0 comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. House Speaker Mike Johnson had insisted Congress would “meet our obligations” and not allow federal operations to shutter ahead of the Christmas holiday season. But the day’s outcome was uncertain after Trump doubled down on his insistence that a debt ceiling increase be included in any deal…

Biden rejects Musk’s ‘super bad feeling’ about economy: ‘There’s every reason… to feel confident’

June 3, 2022 Economy, Musk's, about, Biden, 'Super, Feeling, Rejects, There's, Reason, feel, Every, Confident0 comment

President Biden on Friday hailed the latest jobs report as proof that the U.S. economy is strong, even as he conceded that record high inflation and gas prices are still hurting many families’ budgets. The Washington Times stories: White House

News Roundup: Senate battle for voting protections; Supreme Court rejects latest Trump gambit

January 20, 2022 Court, Voting, Supreme, battle, latest, Rejects, Roundup, Trump, Protections, News, gambit, Senate0 comment

In the news today: Tonight saw the latest Senate battle to protect voting rights even as Republican-held state legislatures pass unprecedented rollbacks targeting those rights. What’s next is unclear, but Democratic leaders organized the vote tonight as a move to force the two Senate Democratic holdouts—as well as all Senate Republicans—on record for blocking the urgently needed protections. Also this evening, the Supreme Court rejected a Trump demand that the National Archives refuse a congressional request for administration records pertaining to the violence on January 6. Justice Thomas was the…

Trump rejects calls to drop Confederate base names – BBC News

June 11, 2020 calls, drop, Rejects, base, Trump, names, Confederate, News0 comment

Trump rejects calls to drop Confederate base names BBC News Trump would ‘not even consider’ renaming bases with Confederate links The Guardian Trump says U.S. Army bases will keep Confederate names despite push after George Floyd death CNBC Donald Trump rules out renaming US bases named after Confederate leaders ABC News Trump opposes efforts to remove Confederate commanders’ names from military bases CNN View Full Coverage on Google News “us president” – Google News

US President Rejects Oversight of Covid Relief Bill – OCCRP

April 3, 2020 president, oversight, Bill, Rejects, relief, Covid, OCCRP0 comment

US President Rejects Oversight of Covid Relief Bill OCCRP “us president” – Google News