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Senate passes $925 billion defense bill, setting up House talks

The Senate on Thursday night approved its $925 billion version of the National Defense Authorization Act, the annual must-pass Pentagon policy blueprint, setting up what is expected to be a lengthy n...

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Senate passes $924.7B defense bill amid shutdown, ending stalemate with 67 amendments

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Senate defeats House-passed bill to reopen government, despite Democratic cracks

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Senate to vote on bill authorizing $925 billion for military, national security

The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, a $925 billion bill setting funding levels for America’s national defense spending, has finally hit the Senate floor.

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Senate fails to pass bills to reopen government

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Senate passes defense policy bill amid shutdown, troop pay standoff

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Republican Speaker Mike Johnson cancels House votes for next week amid shutdown

WASHINGTON - Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., announced on Friday that no votes will be held in the House next week. This is going to be the third straight week that the House of Representatives will be out of session as members of the GOP seek to pressure Senate Democrats to accept their legislation and re-open the government.

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Senate Democrats clash with House Speaker Mike Johnson over government shutdown and Jeffrey Epstein

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Which CA Senate, House members will take pay during federal government shutdown?

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White House says 'substantial' shutdown layoffs have begun

1.3 million active-duty service military personnel are set to miss their pay due next Wednesday -- something that has not happened in any of the funding shutdowns through modern history.

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WATCH LIVE: Johnson holds press conference during shutdown

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Republicans rule out military pay vote as shutdown layoffs begin

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Some House GOP lawmakers want to get back to work

The House has not been in session for several weeks amid the shutdown. Some GOP lawmakers say it’s time for it to return.

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Tense confrontation between House speaker, Senate Dems caught on camera over shutdown

Heated exchange erupts between House Speaker Mike Johnson and Sen. Ruben Gallego over the government shutdown and Jeffrey Epstein file accusations.

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House-passed GOP funding bill fails in Senate, leaving path to avoid shutdown unclear

A Republican measure to keep the government funded past Oct. 1 stalled in the Senate after clearing the House on Friday.

NM House, Senate approve budget to shore up federal funding cuts

New Mexico's House of Representatives passed a budget and health bill intended to shore up the state's coverage of federal programs

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Senate Democrats defy White House warnings, again block GOP bid to reopen government

External pressure from the White House has had little sway on Senate Democrats in their bid to extend expiring Obamacare subsidies, forcing the government shutdown into an eighth day.

Government shutdown will extend into next week as Senate adjourns without breaking stalemate

The government shutdown will last at least until at least next week, as the Senate adjourned until Tuesday after another round of failed votes to reopen the government.

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Senate defeats government funding measure as shutdown hits Day 9

The Senate on Thursday voted for a seventh time to block a House-passed bill to reopen the federal government, as only three members of the Democratic caucus joined Republicans in voting to