Democrats Use Empty House to Shame G.O.P. as Government Shutdown Nears

Hundreds of Democrats showed up in the House chamber for a routine session, seeking to highlight the absence of Republicans as a government funding deadline loomed.

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Explaining the G.O.P.’s Misleading Talking Point on the Looming Shutdown

Republicans have been falsely asserting that Democrats are shutting down the government to fund free health care for unauthorized immigrants.

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Government Shutdown Appears Imminent After Trump Meets With Democrats

President Trump met with Republican and Democratic leaders at the White House, but they emerged without a deal.

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Spending Fight Puts Leaders in Congress in a Tough Spot

The top four leaders on Capitol Hill are each facing high stakes and competing political incentives as they barrel toward a shutdown.

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Trump to Meet With Congressional Leaders, Aides Say, as Shutdown Deadline Looms

Lawmakers face a Tuesday deadline to fund the government, which will require them to agree on a spending measure that can win at least 60 votes in the Senate.

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Arizona Democrat’s Win Clinches Bid to Force Epstein Files Vote

Adelita Grijalva’s victory in a special election for a House seat in Arizona appears to give backers of a so-called discharge petition enough signatures to compel action.

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Shutdown Crisis Tests Trump’s Go-It-Alone Approach to Democrats

The president has spent his first months in office freezing out Democrats, who have in turn opposed him routinely. Now they need each other to keep the government open.

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Adelita Grijalva Wins Arizona House Seat in Special Election, Shrinking G.O.P. Majority

Adelita Grijalva won a special election on Tuesday in a reliably blue patch of her swing state to fill the seat held by her father before his death this year.

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House Passes Spending Extension That Democrats Vow to Block

Republicans pushed through a measure to avert a shutdown, but Democrats plan to block it in the Senate, demanding more than $1 trillion for health programs.

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Democrats Oppose Stopgap Bill, Raising Odds of a Shutdown

After allowing a stopgap spending bill to move forward earlier this year, Democrats are under intense pressure not to do so again.

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