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Members of Congress still get paid during a government shutdown

Millions of federal workers won’t get paid during a government shutdown. But the people who could prevent or end a shutdown — members of Congress — will still receive a paycheck.

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How the Senate Voted on the Failed Effort to Prevent a Government Shutdown

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How every senator voted on the bill to avert a government shutdown

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What will happen if there's a government shutdown at day's end

Washington is just hours away from yet another federal government shutdown, with prospects looking rather bleak for a last-minute compromise in Congress to avoid federal closures beginning at 12:01 a...

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US government shuts down after lawmakers fail to pass last-ditch funding plan

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Lawmakers remain deadlocked ahead of midnight deadline to avoid a government shutdown

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Congressional Leaders Leave White House Meeting Without Deal to Avoid Government Shutdown

“If it has to shut down, it’ll have to shut down,” Trump said Friday.

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US government on brink of shutdown after last-ditch Senate vote fails

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Congress has less than 24 hours to avert a shutdown. The odds don’t look good

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Three members of Democratic caucus buck Schumer on government funding vote

Three members of the Senate Democratic caucus broke with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on Tuesday and voted for a House Republican-drafted bill to fund government through Nov. 21,

A More Polarized Senate Drives Shutdown Gridlock

With few senators from conservative states in their ranks, Democrats feel less pressure to capitulate, while more conservative Republicans are not inclined to cut a deal.

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Senate panel sets hearing on wildfire, public land bills

The hearing of the Public Lands, Forests and Mining Subcommittee, led by Chair John Barrasso (R-Wyo.) and ranking member Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), will consider more than two dozen public lands, wildfire and mining proposals.

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Where do Sacramento, Northern CA Congress members stand on shutdown?

California members of Congress, who will be paid during a federal government shutdown, stuck to partisan positions Tuesday as the two parties remained deadlocked.

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Senate blocks rival bills to prevent midnight shutdown

The Senate on Tuesday, as expected, failed to approve a GOP stopgap to keep the government funded or a Democratic alternative, edging the government closer to a midnight shutdown. The votes came at the end of a day notable for the lack of public work being done by either party to prevent a shutdown.

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Here are the 10 longest-serving lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate

The Dallas Morning News decided to compile a list of the five longest-serving lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate.