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S.D., and Senate Republicans consider extending government funding deadline into January as House-passed Nov. 21 date becomes unrealistic.
The U.S. Senate is meeting Thursday to vote at 11:45 a.m. on various bills, though the House-passed bill to reopen the government is not on the agenda.
The fate of the ongoing government shutdown will once again be put up for a vote in the Senate. Members of the Senate are expected to reconvene for a vote on a pair of bills to reopen the government later this afternoon on Oct. 6, but it's unclear whether ...
President Donald Trump on Thursday urged congressional Republicans to unilaterally end the government shutdown by eliminating the Senate filibuster — urging them to take an unprecedented step that GOP leaders have firmly opposed until now.