As a government shutdown becomes more likely, a new NPR/PBS News/Marist poll shows even though President Trump has a low approval rating, just 1 in 4 approve of how Democrats in Congress are doing.
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Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Democrats’ government shutdown fight is ‘righteous’
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren says Democrats don’t want to shut the government down, but “sometimes you gotta stand and fight.”
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‘Shutdowns are stupid,’ Rep. Dusty Johnson says as deadline nears
NPR speaks with Rep. Dusty Johnson, R-S.D., about the impasse over the budget and the possibility of a government shutdown Wednesday.
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Trump cancels meeting with Democrats as prospects for shutdown increase
President Trump called off a planned Thursday meeting with top Hill Democrats to discuss a possible deal to avoid a shutdown. He called Democrats’ demands “unserious.” Democrats say he chickened out.
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Top Democrats ask for a meeting with Trump ahead of government shutdown
In new letter to President Trump, Democratic congressional leaders Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries request a meeting to discuss the path forward for government funding ahead of a Sept. 30 deadline.
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House to vote on stopgap funding bill, but health care fight threatens a shutdown
House Republicans are pushing a bill funding government agencies through November 21, but Democrats say without a plan to renew expiring health care subsidies they will oppose it.
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Republicans release 7-week spending bill as Democrats warn of a potential shutdown
House Republicans released a short-term spending bill to fund the government until late November but Democrats are calling for further changes.
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Senate advances plan to avert shutdown, in vote that exposes Democratic rifts
The Senate voted to advance a spending bill to fund the government through Sept. 30, narrowly avoiding a government shutdown. The vote exposed a deep rift among Democrats.
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Senate Democrats face major dilemma: help GOP pass funding bill or trigger shutdown
The government runs out of funding Friday at midnight, leaving Democrats to decide whether to help Republicans pass a bill to avoid a shutdown or block the bill and be blamed for triggering one.
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What happens if Congress doesn’t fund the government?
If lawmakers can’t reach a deal to avoid a shutdown, many federal workers would be furloughed, while essential functions like Social Security payments would continue.
