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US Senate passes spending bill to end government shutdown; House of Representatives to vote next
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe US Senate passed a critical stopgap spending bill early Friday after an hours-long delay forced Congress to miss a midnight deadline and sent the government tumbling into a shutdown.
US government shuts down after deadline passes with Senate unable to vote on extending short-term deal
Fp Staff • 7 years agoThe US government has shut down after Congress failed to pass a key budgetary measure on time, and the Senate adjourned with no vote on a measure to extend the stop-gap federal funding
Rand Paul's proposal to stop aid to Pakistan a landmark step, but history shows US unlikely to 'disengage' completely
Tara Kartha • 7 years agoSenator Rand Paul's proposal to cut aid to Pakistan & use the money for building infrastructure in the US is surely one of the most reasonable ones.
US envoy Kenneth Juster, foreign secretary S Jaishankar discuss Trump administration's move to cut Pakistan security aid
Fp Staff • 7 years agoUS envoy to India Kenneth Juster met Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar on Friday to discuss how the US move to cut aid to Pakistan would impact India.
Donald Trump supports Rand Paul's call for bill to end all US aid to Pakistan, says 'Good idea, Rand!'
Fp Staff • 7 years agoIn an evolving political drama over US aid to Pakistan, President Donald Trump tweeted on Saturday supporting Senator Rand Paul's proposal for a bill to end all American aid to Islamabad.
US Senator Rand Paul to introduce bill to eliminate aid to Pakistan; says money will be used to build roads
• 7 years agoA top American Senator has announced that he will introduce a bill that would eliminate US aid to Pakistan and set the money aside for infrastructure funds to build roads in the US
Republicans' Obamacare repeal push left for dead: Maine senator Susan Collins joins three other GOP colleagues in opposing bill
• 7 years agoThe Maine moderate said in a statement that the legislation would make "devastating" cuts in the Medicaid program for poor and disabled people, drive up premiums for millions and weaken protections Obamacare gives people with pre-existing medical conditions.
John McCain opposes new Graham-Cassidy healthcare bill, torpedoes Republican effort to repeal Obamacare
• 7 years agoMcCain's rejection of the latest Obamacare replacement bill is yet another slight against the current president, someone he has repeatedly challenged.
US Senate rejects Trumpcare: 9 Republicans defect moments after debate on Obamacare repeal begins
Fp Staff • 8 years agoThe Senate rejected a key proposal repealing and replacing ObamaCare on Tuesday night, as senators start a days-long debate on healthcare.
Donald Trump tells Republican Senators to repeal Obamacare now and replace it later
• 8 years agoPresident Donald Trump declared that if lawmakers can't reach a deal they should simply repeal "Obamacare" right away and then replace it later on.