With only two bills passed in the House and none cleared in the Senate, Majority Leader Thune finds himself confronting a familiar legislative bottleneck.
A spokesperson for McConnell confirmed the senator’s priority was “to pass all the appropriations bills before the end of the fiscal year
The package, already approved by the House in June, proposes to cancel $9.4 billion in previously approved funding across several federal programs.
The three-judge panel from the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a one-page order denying Trump’s motion to substitute the United States as a defendant.
President Trump urges swift passage of the bill, emphasizing its importance for economic stability, while House conservatives push back against the Senate’s proposed $4 billion in cuts.
The lawsuit began with Lively accusing Baldoni of harassment and misconduct, prompting Baldoni to countersue for $400 million, plus a separate $250 million libel suit against The New York Times.
Schumer supported the bill, citing the risks of a shutdown, while Pelosi and other Democrats opposed it as harmful and partisan.
Senate Democrats block GOP's stopgap spending bill, risking a government shutdown.