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Chuck Schumer will vote to keep government open: ‘For Donald Trump, a shutdown would be a gift’
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Chuck Schumer will vote to keep government open: ‘For Donald Trump, a shutdown would be a gift’

By  Stepheny Price , Julia Johnson , Kelly Phares , Megan Tome | Fox News Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., says he will vote to keep the government open, warning that a shutdown has worse consequences for Americans and would only empower President Donald Trump and Elon Musk further. "I believe it is my job to make the best choice for the country to minimize the harms to the American people. Therefore, I will vote to keep the government open and not shut it down," Schumer said while speaking on the Senate floor on Thursday.  The Democratic leader rattled off a list of reasons he disagrees with the House-passed stopgap spending bill, but added, "I believe allowing Donald Trump to take even much more power via a government shutdown is a far worse option." ...
Republican John Thune elected Senate majority leader, edging Sen. Cornyn for the post
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Republican John Thune elected Senate majority leader, edging Sen. Cornyn for the post

By Alexander Bolton | The Hill Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) has been elected Senate majority leader, setting the stage for him to replace retiring Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), who has held the top Senate GOP leadership job for the past 18 years. Thune has served as Senate Republican whip, the No. 2-ranking position in the Senate GOP leadership, since 2019, and largely managed operation of the Senate floor since McConnell suffered a concussion from a fall in 2023. Thune beat Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) by a vote of 25 to 24, according to two sources familiar. READ THE FULL STORY AT THE HILL