Sen. Fattman halts Senate session to protest Healey blaming Trump for government shutdown

BOSTON ― Unhappy with what he views as a political blame game being spread by taxpayer-funded state communications, state Sen ...

Senate Democrats tank shutdown vote on pay for federal workers

The Senate rejected a bill Thursday that would pay troops and federal employees working during the shutdown, leaving ...
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Senate Democrats push alternative on federal shutdown pay, as GOP bill heads toward a vote

Senate Democrats indicated they wouldn’t vote for the GOP bill, since it does not include financial relief for furloughed ...

Katie Britt backs GOP plan to provide food stamps, blames shutdown on ‘Democrats’ selfishness’

Advocates say with the SNAP suspension, Alabamians “are being put in a position where we are being forced to choose between ...

Marsha Blackburn joins Senate Republicans pushing to fund SNAP despite shutdown

Sen. Marsha Blackburn signed onto bill to pay for food assistance for 42 million Americans until Congress can reach a deal to ...

Government shutdown updates: Largest federal workers’ union calls for end to shutdown

The Senate will return on Monday having last week failed to advance bill that would reopen the government until Nov. 21. The ...