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Senate passes funding deal, sends to House for final approval

The U.S. Senate sent a $1.2 trillion government funding package back to the House for approval Friday night, ensuring a partial government shutdown over the weekend. The package includes five of the six remaining appropriations bills – funding State-Foreign Affairs, Financial Services, Defense, Labor-HHS-Education, and Transportation-HUD – and a short-term Continuing Resolution in place of the Homeland Security bill. 

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Edward “Eddie” Paul Moore

Edward “Eddie” Paul Moore, 58, of Lynchburg, passed away Jan. 25, 2026. 

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Democrats using shutdown threat to rewrite immigration enforcement

Democrats are using the threat of yet another government shutdown to force sweeping policy changes that would sharply curtail federal immigration enforcement. Some of their demands even contradict long-standing Democratic positions on federal supremacy in immigration. But Democrats have one goal in mind: Stop Trump from deporting illegal aliens.