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Marjorie Taylor Greene Criticizes Senate Republicans for Government Shutdown
Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, the far-right Georgia Republican who has grown increasingly disillusioned with the G.O.P. and President Trump, said on Friday that her own party was at least par...

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Republican Bill to End US Government Shutdown Falling Short of Passage in Senate, Voting Continues
When will the shutdown end? What are the odds Senate vote to end government shutdown today
Government Funding Vote Fails Again in Senate as Hopes Fade for Quick End to Shutdown
Hopes for a quick end to the government shutdown faded Friday as Democrats refused to budge in a Senate vote and President Donald Trump readied plans to unleash layoffs and cuts across the federal go...

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October 2, 2025: Day 2 coverage of the government shutdown
Republicans say Trump is just ‘trolling’ Democrats with social media posts celebrating cuts
Trump Eyes Cuts to 'Democrat Agencies' in Government Shutdown
Trump has already frozen federal transit and green-energy funding for Democratic-leaning states and has threatened to fire more federal workers during the shutdown, which began on Wednesday due to a ...

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US government shutdown to continue into next week as Senate votes against spending plans
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GOP goes nuclear in Senate, changing rules to speed confirmation of Trump nominees after negotiations with Democrats collapse

Republicans jammed through a change to Senate rules on Thursday that will allow them to more quickly confirm many of President Donald Trump’s nominees.

Senate Republicans trigger 'nuclear option,' changing rules to speed up Trump nominees

The new rule, established by the GOP on party lines, will enable it to confirm Trump nominees in groups, rather than individually. It's the latest move to erode minority powers.

Senate confirms 48 of Trump’s nominees at once after changing the chamber’s rules

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has confirmed 48 of President Donald Trump’s nominees at once, voting for the first time under new rules to begin clearing a backlog of executive branch positions that had been delayed by Democrats.
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Thune says Senate will change the rules to push through Trump’s blocked nominees

(AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader John Thune says Republicans are ready to change the chamber’s rules to allow quick confirmations of dozen ...

Senate Republicans take first steps to change rules to speed up Trump’s nominees

Republicans are taking the first steps to change the rules of the Senate to confirm more of President Donald Trump’s nominees.
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Republicans Go 'Nuclear' On Senate Rules — And Their Own Power

WASHINGTON ― Republicans triggered the “nuclear” option on Thursday, unilaterally changing the Senate’s rules to confirm President Donald Trump’s nominees more quickly and dealing yet another blow to minority rights in the upper chamber ...

Senate GOP moves forward on rules change for certain nominees

Senate Republicans took a final procedural step Wednesday to speed up consideration of President Donald Trump’s lower-level nominees.

Republicans are preparing to change Senate rules to speed Trump’s nominees

WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican senators say they are prepared to change the chamber’s rules to get around the Democratic blockade of President Donald Trump’s nominees and are discussing a proposal to make it easier to confirm multiple nominees at once.

Senate Democrats press DOJ to end taxpayer reimbursements of Jan. 6 rioters

A group of Democratic senators is asking the Justice Department to help prevent convicted U.S. Capitol rioters from being reimbursed by taxpayers for court-ordered fines.

Senate tightens rules for language study trips

The Senate is tightening its rules on language immersion trips after Radio-Canada’s reporting on a Quebec senator’s English classes in Vancouver that cost taxpayers nearly $22,000.

Senate Republicans eye 'nuclear option' for rules change to speed up Trump nominees

On Monday, Senate Majority Leader John Thune took the first step in the process to change the Senate's rules, which would allow Republicans to confirm Trump nominees in blocs.
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