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Eight Democrats break ranks as Senate moves to end nation’s longest shutdown

Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent - November 12, 2025

While the federal government remains partially shuttered, the first real steps toward reopening are in motion after eight Senate Democrats joined Republicans to advance...

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Federal government shutdown adverted, now what?

Andre Ash, Digital Anchor - October 3, 2023

Leaders in Washington, D.C. were on the verge of a deadline to come up with a budget deal before a looming federal government shutdown...

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Government shutdowns hurt federal worker morale, long after paychecks resume − especially for those considered ‘nonessential’

The Conversation - September 30, 2023

by Susannah Bruns Ali, Florida International University Unless Congress and the White House can agree on a budget or extend funding short term, the federal...

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Preventing the Fall of America

Courier Newsroom - January 24, 2019

As we have celebrated the birthday and contribution of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., one has to be concerned about the America that has...

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What happened to the GOP?

rtmadminnpc - October 21, 2013

By Mike Green It was a classic showdown between one man and an arch conservative wing of the Republican Party over...

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