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Government shutdown live updates as Senate readies vote on paying some federal workers

The Senate is planning to vote on advancing a GOP-backed measure that would pay federal workers, military members and contractors who have continued to work during the government shutdown, which is no...

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Will government shutdown end today? When does Senate next vote on 2025 shutdown? Latest

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Senate Dems reject 12th funding vote on shutdown's 22nd day

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Government shutdown continues as Senate fails to advance GOP bill and Democrat gives 22-hour speech

The Senate failed to advance the House-passed funding bill that would end the government shutdown for the 12th time on Wednesday, following a marathon speech by Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley of Oregon.

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October 22, 2025: Government shutdown and Trump administration news

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Republicans, Democrats float new tactics amid government shutdown

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Democrat Jeff Merkley breaks state record with 22-hour Senate speech to protest Trump

Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, held the Senate floor all night long Tuesday and into Wednesday morning, giving a marathon speech to disrupt legislative business and protest the Trump administration's p...

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Oregon Democrat speaks on the Senate floor all night long to protest Trump

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Democratic US Senator Merkley Gives Marathon Speech Opposing Trump Agenda

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Merkley Speaks for 14 Hours on Senate Floor About Dangers of Trump

Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon began speaking at 6:24 p.m. Tuesday night and is still holding the floor as of this article’s publication, with his Democratic colleagues at times interjecting to ask h...

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Watch live: Merkley gives lengthy speech on Senate floor amid shutdown stalemate

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Senator speaking through the night, says Trump is 'shredding our constitution'

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Democratic senator protests Trump’s ‘grave threats’ in marathon overnight floor speech

“This is an extraordinarily dangerous moment,” Merkley added Wednesday morning. “An authoritarian president proceeding to attack free speech, attack free press, weaponize the Department of Justice, a...

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A Democratic senator is delivering a marathon floor speech to protest Trump

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Dem senator continues marathon floor speech framing Trump as 'grave threat the democracy'

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Senate Republicans head to White House amid stalemate on shutdown

As the government shutdown enters its fourth week, Senate Republicans are headed to the White House — not for urgent talks on how to end it, but for a display of unity with President Donald Trump as t

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President Trump meets with Senate Republicans as government shutdown continues

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The Latest: Trump Hosts GOP Senators at White House as Shutdown Drags On

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White House East Wing Will Be Torn Down Fully to Make Way for Trump Ballroom

The full East Wing of the White House will be torn down as part of the process to build a new ballroom proposed by President Donald Trump, a White House official said on Wednesday.

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Trump Said His Plans Wouldn’t Touch the White House. Then the East Wing Came Down.

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The White House starts demolishing part of the East Wing to build Trump’s ballroom

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Trump Tells Democrats No Meeting Over Shutdown Until Government Reopens

"We urged him to meet with us, and we said we'll set up an appointment with him, anytime, anyplace, before he leaves," Schumer told reporters.

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Trump says White House renovation is 'music to my ears' as criticism mounts

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Trump slams Democrats over shutdown during lunch with GOP senators

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Watch Live: Sen. Jeff Merkley Held Senate Floor Overnight To Discuss, "Do We Have Kings?

Sen. Jeff Merkley has been speaking for more than 15 hours, as of Wednesday morning, warning abut the "grave threat" posed by Donald Trump to American democracy. "I’ve come to the Senate floor tonight to ring the alarm bells.

Government shutdown nears three-week mark as Senate fails for 11th time to advance funding bill

The government shutdown extended into Day 20 on Monday as the Senate failed to advance a House-passed measure to end the impasse for an 11th time.

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Missouri’s Eli Drinkwitz stuns Finebaum with Senate crack

“It’s probably no more distracting than trying to decide if you’re going to run for United States Senate,” Drinkwitz said, mocking the idea that Finebaum is linked to Senate run. “There’s a lot of different things out there that you’ve just got to factor in.”

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As he remains defiant, Graham Platner’s candidacy for Maine Senate becomes a progressive litmus test

Speaking at a town hall following days of negative revelations about his online posts and a tattoo that resembled Nazi imagery, Graham Platner was defiant.

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Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner covers up tattoo resembling Nazi symbol

Graham Platner, a Maine Democrat vying for a seat in the United States Senate, said he has covered up a tattoo after receiving fierce backlash over its resemblance to a Nazi symbol.