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Talking Points Memo on MSN · 4h

Senate Passes Bipartisan Bill To Protect Washington D.C. From House GOP Budget Slash

Senators moved quickly to cobble together a standalone bill to shield Washington D.C. from a $1 billion budget cut

The Seattle Times · 10h

Key bills die as WA Legislature passes house of origin cutoff

A key deadline to pass bills has come and gone for Washington lawmakers. Here's what they say are their successes — and failures — so far this session.

The Washington Post on MSN · 4h

Senate passes bill to avert $1B hit to D.C. budget in spending plan

The bill, which would allow the city to continue operating under its 2025 budget, still needs to be approved by the House to go into effect.

Trump, Senate and A shutdown

Government shutdown live updates: Senate passes funding bill; Trump gives campaign-style speech at Justice Dept.

Live updates and the latest news as the Senate votes to avoid a government shutdown and Mehmet Oz faces his Senate confirmation hearing.

The Associated Press on MSN · 32m

Senate approves funding bill hours before shutdown deadline, sending to Trump for signature

Democrats faced two painful options: allowing passage of a bill they believe gives the president vast discretion on spending decisions, or voting no and letting funding lapse. All told, 10 Democrats voted to break the party's filibuster,

USA Today · 3h

How some Senate Democrats sided with Republicans to vote against government shutdown

Friday to pass a Republican-sponsored stopgap funding bill that averted a federal government shutdown. The vote was the second of two key votes that passed the bill: The advance vote: The Senate voted 62-38 to end debate on the bill – a cloture vote – and advance it to a final vote.

3hon MSN

Senate unanimously approves fix to prevent $1B cuts for District of Columbia, sending bill to House

The Senate has swiftly approved legislation that would allow the District of Columbia to keep its budget intact.

5hon MSN

Here Are the 10 Senate Democrats Who Helped Republicans Avert a Shutdown

Catherine Cortez Masto of Nevada were among the first Democrats to publicly back the Republican funding bill, arguing that a ...

nbcrightnow.com29m

Washington's nickname "The Evergreen State" nears official adoption status

OLYMPIA, Wash. – Washington is closer to officially adopting "The Evergreen State" as its nickname. SB 5000 is moving swiftly ...

2hon MSN

Ten Senate Democrats ignore growing party anger to help advance Trump’s spending bill

Democrats have been sharply divided over the Trump-backed spending bill to avoid a government shutdown at midnight.

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Senate passes bill that would increase penalties for fentanyl traffickers

The Senate has passed a bill that would result in more prison sentences for fentanyl traffickers. Democratic and Republican ...

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House Democratic leader Jeffries pushes back on divisions with Senate Democrats

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries tussled with reporters Friday, pushing back against the notion that the Democratic ...

My Edmonds News10h

The bills that are dead and still alive in the Washington Legislature

Lawmakers in the Washington Legislature spent the past week and a half passing bills off the House and Senate floors ahead of ...

15hon MSN

Washington braces for steeper layoffs as agencies submit new DOGE cuts

The plans for an impending reduction come after a federal judge on Thursday ordered multiple agencies to reinstate thousands ...

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