March 12, 2025

Senate Democrats say they will block House-passed 6-month CR to prevent gov't shutdown, push for 30-day CR to complete bipartisan funding negotiations

54 minutes

Senate Democrats say they will block six-month CR to avert shutdown unless there is a vote on one-month CR; President Trump responds to reports that half of the Education Department's workforce is being fired; Senate Armed Services Committee holds a hearing on the effect of a CR on military readiness; Secretary of State Marco Rubio with an update on the Ukraine war 30 day ceasefire proposal that Ukraine has accepted and is now being considered by Russia; court hearing for a Palestinian student activist at Columbia University who has had his green card revoked by the Trump Administration for demonstrations against the war in Gaza; Irish Prime Minister Michael Martin makes the annual St. Patrick's Day pilgrimage to Washington to meet with President Trump, and give him a bowl of shamrock, and attend luncheon with the President and Congressional leaders; interview with USA Today international correspondent Kim Hjelmgaard about what Greenland's election results mean for President Trump's stated goal of making the territory part of the U.S. (45); Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) announces she is not running for reelection in 2026.

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