Watch live: Senate to vote on funding deal ahead of shutdown deadline
Share and Follow


The Senate is still eyeing a Saturday procedural vote to advance President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” after Democrats announced they will immediately seek to delay its final passage. 

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) will force the Senate clerk to read the bill in its entirety, a procedural act that will take about 12 hours.

Meanwhile, Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Friday noted that the voting schedule would be subject to change and called the initial vote “aspirational” as internal squabbles and parliamentarian rulings cast doubt on its passage ahead of a self-imposed July 4 deadline. 

A number of Senate Republicans, including Sens. Thom Tillis (N.C.), Ron Johnson (Wis.) and Rand Paul (Ky.), have already warned that they will either vote against moving the bill forward or its final passage. Thune can only afford to lose three votes. 

Earlier on Saturday, Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley (R) became the first GOP holdout to announce he will back the latest form of the bill despite previously expressing concern about deep cuts to Medicaid. Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said she will vote for the measure to proceed, but said she will propose several amendments to change the bill.

At the White House, Trump opted to stay in Washington to focus on helping the GOP megabill get closer to the finish line. 

For all the latest updates on Capitol Hill, follow along below.

Share and Follow
You May Also Like

I spent 31 years advising US on the Iran threat – it’s the last gaps of a dying regime, Trump’s next move is crucial

IRAN’S repressed nation should be encouraged to overthrow its barbaric regime by…

Controversial July 1 ‘benefits’ law that strips payments from US residents hit with lawsuit in desperate bid to stop it

A CONTROVERSIAL new law that will take away benefits from certain US…

AI is rewiring the next generation of children 

Much of the public discourse around artificial intelligence has focused, understandably, on…

Brit Hume from Fox News criticizes Pete Hegseth for reacting strongly to information about Iran bombing

Brit Hume jumped to the defense of his Fox News colleague Jennifer…

Vance Teases Blue-Sky Liberals About Landmark Rwanda-Congo Peace Deal: ‘Historic’

Vice President JD Vance trolled the overwhelmingly leftist base on Bluesky and…

Missing head of decapitated model’s boyfriend ‘still not found’ as Beauty & The Geek star, 34, charged with murder

A FORMER Beauty and the Geek star has been charged with the…

Math teacher accused of raping boy, 14, in her classroom during lunch hour as she ‘isolated’ him from friends

A SCHOOLTEACHER has been accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old boy who…

In 2022, Liberal Justice Kagan Clarified Why Presidents Shouldn’t Be Restricted by District Courts

Welp, Justice Kagan, that sure didn’t age well, for you and the other…