Sam Gringlas
Stories
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Senate approves shutdown ending legislation, sending bill to the House for a vote
After 41 days of a government shutdown, the U.S. Senate has passed a set of bills to reopen the government. Its fate in the House is uncertain.
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Senate prepares to vote on shutdown ending package
The Senate is expected to vote as early as today to approve a spending package that would end the longest federal government shutdown in history.
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Democrats' big wins send mixed signals to Senate on how to end the shutdown
Democrats won big in key elections this week. But rather than provide clarity, those victories have sent competing signals to lawmakers in the Senate about how to end the ongoing government shutdown.
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Republicans still don't like Obamacare, but some want its subsidies extended
At the heart of the government shutdown is a debate about expiring subsidies for Affordable Care Act plans. Republicans in Congress detest the ACA, but some have now accepted that it's here to stay.
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As the shutdown enters its fourth week, USDA says SNAP benefits will run out Nov. 1
As many federal workers enter their fourth week of working without pay, the USDA says food assistance benefits, known as SNAP, will run out Nov. 1.
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Effort to pay at least some federal workers fails in Senate
The Senate failed to advance two partisan bills that would have paid some federal workers during the shutdown. Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked as the shutdown drags on.
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Shutdown hits day 15 as public feels the strain and Capitol Hill standoff drags on
The government shutdown is on its 15th day, and as the public increasingly begins to feel the effects, it remains unclear which party on Capitol Hill will blink first.
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'Make it stop.' For lawmakers, the shutdown feels like purgatory (but with Thai food)
On Capitol Hill, there has been almost no sign of progress toward ending the shutdown. Senators say they aren't even formally negotiating, which begs the question: what are they actually doing?
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Shutdown fears leave voters in Georgia wondering who to blame
Voters in critical swing areas of Georgia are preparing to weather the consequences of a federal shutdown and question which party is responsible.
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A look at the political fallout from the immigration raid at a Georgia Hyundai plant
After a mass immigration enforcement operation at a Georgia Hyundai plant, there are questions about how Republican-led states balance economic development with the president's immigration priorities.
