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Government shutdown live updates as Senate set to hold rare Sunday session aimed at ending impasse

The Senate will reconvene this afternoon for a rare Sunday session aimed at ending the government shutdown, although there are few signs of an imminent breakthrough.

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Government shutdown updates: Senate to convene Sunday session, but no votes scheduled

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U.S. Senate holds weekend session as government shutdown continues

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Senators to work through the weekend on shutdown as Republicans and Democrats are still far apart

Senators are working through the weekend for the first time since the government shutdown began more than a month ago, hoping to find bipartisan resolution that has so far eluded them as government w...

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Government shutdown updates: Schumer outlines Dems' offer, Republicans brush off proposal

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Weekend session gets off to slow start in Senate as lawmakers look for a way out of shutdown

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Government shutdown impasse stretches on as Senate Republicans reject Democrats' health care offer

GOP senators rejected the offer out of hand.

Government Executive · 23h

Shutdown fight in the Senate likely to drag through the weekend

News Tribune · 7h

Trump signals no shutdown compromise as senators hold rare weekend session

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Talks to end US shutdown look promising, Senate majority leader says

By Richard Cowan and Susan Heavey WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Bipartisan talks in the U.S. Senate to end the federal shutdown have taken a positive turn, Senate Majority Leader John Thune said on Saturday,

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New Kemp-backed ad roils Georgia’s Republican US Senate race

A group supporting Derek Dooley's campaign is blaming GOP U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter and Mike Collins for the federal government shutdown.

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Senate GOP blocks war-powers curb on Trump as U.S.–Venezuela standoff deepens

Senate blocks resolution to Venezuela war powers measure as Schumer warns Trump is “leading troops over the Rubicon”

US Senate: Six races to watch in 2026 midterm election

Democrats face an uphill battle to recapture a U.S. Senate majority in the November 2026 midterm elections, as Republicans are defending just two seats seen as competitive by nonpartisan analysts and hold a 53-47 majority.

Tlaib endorses El-Sayed for Michigan's U.S. Senate seat

El-Sayed, state Sen. Mallory McMorrow of Royal Oak and U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens of Birmingham are vying for the Democratic nomination in the August primary. Former U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers of White Lake Township is considered the favorite for the GOP nomination.

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Barr officially files for Kentucky US Senate race

Kentucky Congressman Andy Barr has officially filed to run for U.S. Senate. The Republican submitted his candidacy paperwork Friday morning at the Kentucky Secretary of State’s Office, making his Senate campaign for 2026 formally underway.

Talks To End Shutdown Look Promising, Senate Majority Leader Says

But the workday ended with no bipartisan deals announced on reopening the government and no release to the public of full-year funding bills.