Author: David Sivak, Washington Examiner
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Thune nears spending deal with fiscal hawks ahead of Christmas recess
Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) is closing in on a deal to move the next set of spending bills, with the breakthrough leaving open the possibility the Senate could hold a floor vote before the Christmas recess. Leadership has run a hotline, a message to all Senate offices, to see if there are objections to…
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Independent Angus King sticks with Republicans in sixth failed shutdown vote
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Sen. Angus King (I-ME) voted with Republicans on Wednesday for the continuing resolution to reopen the government, denying Democrats a symbolic win on the eighth day of the shutdown. King, an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, had been wavering on his vote, expressing frustration with Republicans’ refusal to negotiate with Democrats over expiring Obamacare…