POLITICS

Schumer says GOP doesn’t have votes to pass funding bill

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Washington — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer warned Republicans on Wednesday that they do not have the votes to approve a House-passed stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, with a fast-approaching Friday deadline to avert a government shutdown.  “Funding the government should be a bipartisan effort. But Republicans chose a partisan path, drafting

Here’s how every senator voted on confirming Trump’s top officials

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Washington — Less than two months since President Trump’s inauguration, the Republican-led Senate has confirmed nearly every one of his Cabinet nominees.  A vote has yet to be scheduled for the final nominee — Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik of New York, who is poised to become the ambassador to the United Nations. House Republicans, who

Carney Says He’s Ready to Meet Trump at ‘Appropriate Time’

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Incoming Canadian prime minister Mark Carney says he’s ready to meet with U.S. President Donald Trump under the right circumstances and acknowledged the various concerns cited by the president for implementing tariffs on Canada in recent days. Carney made the comments during a stop at a steel factory in Hamilton, Ont., on March 12, the