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Schumer to support GOP funding bill, unwilling to risk government shutdown as deadline nears

By LISA MASCARO and MARY CLARE JALONICK
Updated 6:41 PM CDT, March 13, 2025

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer relented Thursday rather than risk a government shutdown, announcing he’s ready to start the process of considering a Republican-led government funding bill that has fiercely divided Democrats under pressure to impose limits on the Trump administration.

Schumer told Democrats privately during a spirited closed-door lunch and then made public remarks ahead of voting Friday, which will be hours before the midnight deadline to keep government running. The New York senator said as bad as the GOP bill is, a shutdown would be worse, giving President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk “carte blanche” as they tear through the government.

“Trump has taken a blowtorch to our country and wielded chaos like a weapon,” Schumer said. “For Donald Trump, a shutdown would be a gift. It would be the best distraction he could ask for from his awful agenda.”

The move by Schumer brings a potential resolution to what has been a dayslong standoff. Senate Democrats have mounted a last-ditch protest over the package, which already passed the House but without slapping any limits they were demanding on Trump and billionaire Musk’s efforts to gut federal operations. ...

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North Carolina town hall erupts in boos as congressman escorted from mad constituents

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Republican Congressman Chuck Edwards was confronted by angry constituents about Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s cuts across the government at a town hall on Thursday night.
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Clinton-era law 'weaponized' by Biden against pro-lifers must go, Pence group urges House GOP

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Dem leader swings through GOP-held districts after 'clown show protests' halted town halls

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Former vice presidential candidate Gov. Tim Walz, D-Minn., is hosting town halls on Friday in Republican-held congressional districts in Iowa and Nebraska, following reports that the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) told Republicans in Congress to stop holding in-person town hall meetings.

The Republicans in those districts told Fox News Digital that Walz has some questions to answer of his own.

The Minnesota governor is holding a town hall in Omaha, Nebraska, on Friday morning – Republican Rep. Don Bacon’s home congressional...
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All illegal migrants held in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba have been sent to Louisiana

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All 40 illegal migrants held at the Guantánamo Bay U.S. naval base in Cuba have been sent back to the United States and are now being held in Louisiana, two U.S. defense officials told Fox News.

The group includes 23 "high-threat illegal aliens" who were held at the detention facility on base and 17 migrants who were held at the migrant operations center on base.

The illegal migrants were transported to Louisiana via Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) aircraft and there are currently no migrants being held at the base and no flights...
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Republican AGs praise teamwork with feds on crime ahead of meeting with Trump, Bondi

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FIRST ON FOX – GOP state attorneys general previewed their upcoming meeting Friday at the Department of Justice, where President Donald Trump and U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi will discuss collaborating with state top cops to combat crime.

Fox News Digital is told much of the conversation is expected to focus on fighting the scourge of fentanyl in communities.

Trump spoke to reporters in the Oval Office on Thursday previewing his Justice Department speech. He nodded to problems faced in cities, such as subway violence. "We don't want to have...
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Hundreds of federal offices to start to empty this summer due to DOGE cuts: AP

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Federal agencies will begin to vacate hundreds of offices across the country this summer under a frenetic and error-riddled push by Elon Musk's budget-cutting advisers to terminate leases that they say waste money.

The White House's Department of Government Efficiency, which Musk heads, maintains a list of canceled real estate leases on its website, but internal documents obtained by The Associated Press contain a crucial detail: when those cancellations are expected to take effect. The documents from inside the General Services Administration, the...
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Dems cry foul after Schumer's announcement on impending vote to avert government shutdown

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As the prospect of a partial government shutdown looms and the Senate is poised to vote on a House-passed government-funding measure that would avert a shutdown, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced on Thursday that he "will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down."

He said that while the "bill is very bad, the potential for a shutdown has consequences for America that are much, much worse."

The senator's announcement prompted pushback from some Democrats.

"I cannot underscore enough how incorrect that is," Rep...
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Federal safety rule on baby cushions goes too far, contradicts Trump agenda, legal group claims

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FIRST ON FOX: A baby products manufacturer is challenging a new federal regulation as overly broad and contrary to President Donald Trump's agenda of reigning in three-letter agencies and commissions.

New Civil Liberties Alliance (NCLA) filed suit Thursday in Washington, D.C. against the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) over a new federal safety standard for infant support cushions. NCLA, on behalf of Heroes Technology, says the commission misinterprets the term "durable" in the provision to include items not previously covered by the...
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Dr. Oz to face Senate hearing over nomination to head Medicare, Medicaid

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Former heart surgeon and television host Dr. Mehmet Oz is set to face questions Friday from the Senate's finance committee over his nomination to head the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under President Trump.

After Friday's hearing, the GOP-led finance committee will schedule a vote on whether to send Oz's nomination to the full Senate, where he is likely to be approved given the Republican majority. If confirmed, Oz would be the administrator charged with overseeing the nearly $1.5 trillion spent by the federal government on Medicare...
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DOGE lease cancellations: Which government offices could be closed this year and when

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The General Services Administration, working with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, has notified landlords that federal agencies will be terminating hundreds of leases for offices and buildings in the coming months
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Trump admin cracks down on groups tied to Iran targeting US citizens, sanctions Iranian-linked Swedish gang

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The Trump administration unveiled new sanctions on Wednesday against an Iranian-linked Swedish gang that coordinated an attack on the Israeli Embassy in Stockholm in January 2024, according to the Treasury Department.

The sanctions freeze assets for members and those affiliated with the Foxtrot Network, a transnational criminal organization that the Treasury Department said is one of the most "prominent" drug trafficking organizations in the region. The sanctions also single out and target the group’s fugitive leader, Rawa Majid.

"Iran’s brazen...
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Power bank likely caused S Korea plane fire, investigators say

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The Air Busan plane was destroyed in January when a fire broke out inside the cabin.
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Is Putin ready for a ceasefire or playing for time?

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Russia is ready for a halt in fighting, says Vladimir Putin, but he says there are "nuances".
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RFK Jr. has made several claims about measles. Here's what the science says.

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RFK Jr. has claimed measles can be treated with vitamin A and that severe infection is linked to poor diet. But many experts who spoke with ABC News disagreed.
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WATCH: American Airlines flight catches fire at Denver airport

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The incident involving an American Airlines plane took place Thursday evening at Denver International Airport.
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