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The second debate offered a stark contrast to the first one Monday, in which Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton attacked campaign front-runner, U.S. Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi, on everything from his campaign contributions to House bills he has sponsored.
The House passed the six remaining funding bills last week and sent them to the Senate as a package, making it more difficult to strip out the homeland security portion as Democrats have demanded. Republicans could break the package apart with the consent of all 100 senators or through a series of votes that would extend past the Friday deadline.
The Senate on Thursday passed three appropriations bills in a largely bipartisan 82-15 vote. The three bills, grouped into
Trump names his Fed chair nominee and strikes a deal with Senate Democrats ahead of a government shutdown deadline.
Gov. Kevin Stitt has released a statement with Maryland Governor Wes Moore towards the action taken by the Senate to avoid a government shutdown.Stitt is a chai