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GOP leaders reject Democratic demands for bill to avoid shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican leaders in the House and Senate said Wednesday that they will reject Democratic demands for an immediate extension of health care subsidieschallenging Democrats to vote against a stopgap spending bill that doesn’t include them but will keep the government open at the end of the month.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., said Democrats “have a choice to make” as the Sept. 30 deadline approaches. They can work with Republicans, Thune said, or “they can shut down the government with all that will mean for the American people.”
The House could vote as soon as Thursday on a Republican stopgap measure to keep federal agencies funded through Nov. 21, buying lawmakers more time to work out their differences on spending levels. Republicans argue they are providing exactly what Democrats have insisted upon...
Sri Lankans reject political establishment and vote for left-wing change in historic presidential election
Politics tamfitronics Sri Lankans elect Marxist candidate in historic presidential voteMarxist candidate Anura Kumara Dissanayake has won Sri Lanka’s first presidential election since the country’s 2022 economic collapse. Dissanayake has promised to champion the country’s poor and rein in the power of wealthy elites. At podium after podium during Sri Lanka's presidential election campaign, Anura Kumara Dissanayake talked of the change he would bring to his debt-ridden country, which is mired in a fragile economic recovery."We will defeat those who use the influence of their family, their wealth, the influence of government," he told a large crowd on the last day rallies were allowed ahead of Saturday's vote."All will be defeated by the power of the people."That message against the established political order, accused of corruption and mismanaging funds, resonated deeply with millions of Sri...
