GOP leaders labor for support ahead of key test vote on ending partial government shutdown
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, speaks to reporters following a closed-door GOP strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after signing a spending bill that ends a partial shutdown of the federal government in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., gestures as he meets with reporters ahead of a key procedural vote to end the partial government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., left, and Rep. Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., chair of the House Democratic Caucus, meet with reporters ahead of a key procedural vote to end the partial government shutdown as they talk about demands for I.C.E. to end abuse during immigration enforcement operations, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., center, confers with an aide, left, and Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, following a Senate Democratic Caucus meeting, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., center, joined at left by Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., the GOP whip, speaks to reporters following a closed-door GOP strategy session, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)