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Senate to vote on immediately paying feds working during shutdown as funding deal remains elusive

Democrats appear to oppose the idea, while Republicans suggest a long-term stopgap bill is possible if government does not reopen soon.

WATCH LIVE: Senate votes on House-passed resolution to fund the government

The Senate will vote for the 11th time on a House-passed clean continuing resolution that needs 60 votes to pass.

US Senate committee votes to advance aviation safety bill

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve aviation safety legislation after a fatal January collision involving an American Airlines regional jet and an Army helicopter that killed 67 people spurred calls for reform.

Senators will force a vote to prevent war on Venezuela without approval from Congress

Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia says new legislation is needed to prevent the Trump administration's escalating actions against Venezuela from leading to war.

NC Senate passes a new voting map to flip another seat in Congress to the GOP

North Carolina Republicans are moving with remarkable speed to add help add an 11th member of their party to the state’s 14-member congressional delegation. The Senate voted 26-20 along party lines on Tuesday to give its final approval to a new map that would make one more congressional district unwinnable for a Democrat.
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