US Shutdown Odds Increase as Democrats Dig In Against GOP Bill
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Senate Democrats dug in Thursday in their standoff with Republicans over Elon Musk’s cost-cutting crusade as a Saturday US government shutdown neared with no resolution in sight.
Several moderate Senate Democrats signaled on Thursday they’ll vote to block the bill, preferring instead a four-week funding patch that would allow time for cross-party talks on language to rein in Musk and scrap a $1 billion cut to the District of Columbia budget.