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Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has offered Republicans a “compromise” to end the government shutdown.
Okla., joins ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to discuss President Donald Trump’s calls to end the filibuster and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s proposal to end the government shutdown.
The government shutdown is now on Day 39 as senators return to Capitol Hill for a rare Saturday session. Follow live updates here.
N.Y., has proposed a new deal that could bring an end to the longest government shutdown on record. NBC News' Sahil Kapur reports from Capitol Hill on what the proposal includes and what the next step could be for lawmakers.
Senators appeared no closer on Friday to a resolution that could end the longest government shutdown in history, as lawmakers were prepared to remain in Washington for a rare weekend session. Tensions flared between the parties as the otherwise mild-mannered Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) traded barbs with Democrats.
Amid the last shutdown fight, Chuck Schumer predicted a future that scared him. Now, he’s living it.
In March, the threat of what President Trump could do during a shutdown convinced Senator Chuck Schumer to vote for a Republican spending bill. What’s changed?
Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said on Tuesday the 28-day U.S. government shutdown could stretch into November, when millions face soaring health insurance costs from expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits — raising pressure on lawmakers to resolve the impasse as enrollment begins.
Tensions flared between Republicans and Democrats as the Senate appeared to move further from a government shutdown resolution.
After weeks of stalemate, Senate Democrats said they were willing to reopen the government in exchange for a one-year extension of health care subsidies. Republicans ruled it out.