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Democrats divided over deal with Republicans that could end record-long shutdown
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is opposed to the deal. ...
Key Senate Dem Says Party Caved on Shutdown to Make a Symbolic Point About the GOP
Outraged voters and politicians alike are demanding to know why a group of Senate Democrats sided with Republicans to reopen the government without securing any concessions on preserving health care coverage — just days after the party swept last week’s elections with a burst of energy fueled, in part, by its willingness to fight back.
Democrats had spent weeks arguing that the longest shutdown in history was necessary to make sure health care subsidies administered under the Affordable Care Act were preserved in the next spending package. They won’t be: Instead, Senate Republicans agreed to hold a separate vote on ACA subsidies by the end of the year. With Republicans in the majority, Democrats are almost guaranteed to lose.
Speaking to The Intercept, a key Democratic leader who voted...
If Democrats lose the Senate, their road back to the majority won’t be easy: From the Politics Desk
Politics tamfitronics Welcome to the online version ofFrom the Politics Deskan evening newsletter that brings you the NBC News Politics team’s latest reporting and analysis from the campaign trail, the White House and Capitol Hill.In today’s edition, senior politics editor Mark Murray examines why Democrats would have a difficult road back to the majority if they lost Senate control this year. Plus, senior national political reporter Sahil Kapur examines how Kamala Harris is attempting to take the mantle of fiscal responsibility away from the GOP. Sign up to receive this newsletter in your inbox every weekday here.If Democrats lose the Senate, their road back to the majority won’t be easyBy Mark MurrayRepublicans are favored — though certainly not guaranteed — to gain control of the U.S. Senate this November.Currently, Democrats (and independents who caucus with the...
Senate appropriators say spending bill includes NASA increase
NASA Space Technology Sens. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) and Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) discuss their CJS appropriations bill for fiscal year 2025 at the Farnborough International Airshow July 22. Credit: SpaceNews/Jeff FoustFARNBOROUGH, England — The leaders of a Senate appropriations subcommittee say they will increase NASA’s budget and protect the Artemis lunar exploration campaign in an upcoming spending bill even as another senator criticized a “wrongheaded” process.The Senate Appropriations Committee is scheduled to mark up a commerce, justice and science (CJS) spending bill for fiscal year 2025 on July 25. It is one of four bills the committee will consider that day after skipping a traditional subcommittee markup.“We’re very pleased to have reached agreement on our bill,” said Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), chair of the CJS appropriations subcommittee, during a July 22 press conference organized by the...
