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U.S. Senate convenes on 34th day of shutdown with no vote taken

The U.S. Senate reconvened Monday afternoon for a possible funding bill as the federal government shutdown moved one day closer to a record 35 days, set in 2019.

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When is next Senate vote on government shutdown? Shutdown about to become longest ever

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Government shutdown likely to extend to next week as Senate adjourns with no breakthrough

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As the shutdown drags on, Mass. Republicans raise their voices | Bay State Briefing

Bay State Republicans, whose constituents are also feeling the pain from the paralysis on Capitol Hill, have been raising their voices in protest.

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Trump pushes Senate Republicans to scrap filibuster to end shutdown, pass his agenda

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Democrats, GOP look for shutdown off-ramp

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Republican leaders reject ending the Senate filibuster despite Trump’s call to nuke it

“The filibuster has traditionally been used as a very important safeguard,” Johnson said, noting that his own opinion is “not relevant” given it is a Senate-only issue.

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What to know about the Senate filibuster as Trump calls on GOP to eliminate it

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Trump calls on Democrats to end shutdown

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How the Senate filibuster works and what advocates and critics say about it

Congressional Republicans are pushing back on calls from the White House to end the filibuster so that Republicans don't need the help of Democrats to pass a bill to reopen the government.

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Government Shutdown Could Become Longest Ever As Trump Says He 'Won't Be Extorted' By Democrats

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Trump says he 'won't be extorted' by Democrats, shuns negotiations as shutdown drags on

Minnesota Senate control up for grabs in special elections

Two seats became open in the narrowly divided chamber after one senator died this summer and another was convicted of burglary.

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Senate returns to work as government shutdown nears longest in US history over Obamacare fight

Senate Republicans and Democrats remain deadlocked over Obamacare subsidies as the shutdown nears historic length.

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Senate majority leader says he doesn’t have the votes to eliminate filibuster despite Trump’s wishes

Under former President Joe Biden, Senate Democrats tried but failed to abolish the filibuster. The party encountered opposition from centrist Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona — both of whom later switched their affiliations to independent — when they attempted the gambit.

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Graham Platner says controversies have 'strengthened' his Maine Senate campaign

In an interview with NBC News after a packed event, Platner bashed "establishment politics" and said he's still more electable than Democratic rival Janet Mills.

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John E. Sununu’s record on Israel presents possible landmines in New Hampshire Senate bid

John E. Sununu, the former New Hampshire Republican senator seeking to reclaim his seat from retiring Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), has a mixed voting record on supporting Israel that could reignite Jewish criticism and present an obstacle in a contested GOP primary.

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Senate talks show signs of progress as government shutdown grinds into 2nd month

Shades of optimism filled the Senate this past week as bipartisan talks on a way out of the government shutdown increased.

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Senate approves Democratic resolution that would block Trump's global tariffs

The Senate voted Thursday to approve a resolution that would block President Trump's tariffs on countries around the world, the third in a trio of rebukes of the president's trade policy this week.