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2025-03-14 13:31:42

Discussion Thread: US Senate Session on March 14th, 2025

Today's session is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Eastern.

News and Analysis

AP: Senate works to avert partial government shutdown ahead of midnight deadline
NBC: Chuck Schumer says he won't block Republican funding bill amid Democratic divisions over shutdown strategy | Schumer relented one day after he vowed Senate Democrats would thwart the "partisan" measure, saying the "chaos" of a government shutdown would be a worse option.
Reuters: US Senate poised to pass Republican stopgap spending bill, avert shutdown

Live Updates

Text-based, live update pages are being maintained by the following outlets: AP, NBC, and The Washington Post (soft paywall).

Where to Watch

C-SPAN: Senate session
PBS NewsHour via YouTube: Senate convenes to consider GOP budget as Democrats divided over passage