Senate Approves Short-Term Funding Hours Before Deadline
The U.S. Senate passed a temporary short-term spending bill Thursday to avoid a shutdown and keep the federal government running through Dec. 20.
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House Passes Funding Stopgap Bill to Avoid Shutdown
With time running short for lawmakers to pass a funding bill and avert a government shutdown, the House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a short-term spending plan that will fund the government through Dec. 20.
Read morePact Will Keep US Government Open Through Dec. 20
A top House lawmaker announced Tuesday that Congress will pass a temporary spending bill to keep the government running through Dec. 20, forestalling a government shutdown as the House turns its focus to impeachment hearings.
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House Votes to Avoid Government Shutdown for Two Months
In an effort to avoid a looming government shutdown, the House of Representatives on Thursday approved a short-term spending bill that would fund the government into November as lawmakers continue to negotiate over a longer agreement.
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Congress Tries to Avoid a Government Shutdown
Washington negotiators are closing in on a budget and debt deal that would stave off the chance of a government shutdown this fall and allow Congress to pass legislation to increase the government’s borrowing cap.
Read moreNorthern Ireland Struggles On Without a Government
The Parliament Buildings, Northern Ireland’s seat of government commonly known as Stormont, sits on a hill and looks grand and formidable, exuding an air of British imperial rule and authority. But these days it’s largely empty of politicians, at all times of the year.
Read morePark Service Leader Grilled on Damage During Shutdown
The amount taxpayers will fork over to repair damage that occurred at several national parks during the longest government shutdown in U.S. history is not yet known but a report is coming soon, the deputy director of the National Park Service told lawmakers Wednesday while defending the decision to keep parks open.
Read moreTrial of NYC Truck Attack Suspect Put on Hold
Citing the 35-day partial government shutdown among a laundry list of factors, a federal judge ordered a six-month postponement of the trial for New York truck attack suspect Sayfullo Saipov.
Read moreTrump Declares National Emergency for Border Wall
President Donald Trump said Friday he will declare a national emergency, a move that will let him pour roughly $8 billion into construction of a wall along the southern border.
Read moreWhite House: Trump Will Sign Budget, Declare Emergency
President Donald Trump intends to sign a bipartisan funding package aimed at averting a government shutdown but will declare a national emergency at the same time, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said on the Senate floor Thursday.
Read morePoll: End of Shutdown Boosts Trump’s Approval Rating From Record Lows
President Donald Trump’s approval rating surged following the end of the longest government shutdown in history, but that number could tank again if Congress doesn’t avert another partial government shutdown by Friday’s deadline, according to two new polls released Wednesday.
Read moreTrump ‘Not Happy’ With Deal to Avert Shutdown
Though he acknowledged he is unhappy with a spending deal struck by a bipartisan group of lawmakers late Monday, President Donald Trump said Tuesday he thinks the White House and Congress will be able to avert another government shutdown ahead of a Friday deadline.
Read moreCongress Reaches Tentative Funding Deal to Prevent Shutdown
Faced with the looming threat of another government shutdown, congressional negotiators said Monday night they had reached an “agreement in principal” to finance construction of new fencing along the U.S.-Mexico border for about $1.4 billion, far less than the $5.7 billion President Donald Trump wanted.
Read moreLikely Deal Would Give Trump Fraction of Desired Wall Money
Congressional bargainers are working toward a border security deal amid indications that the White House is preparing to accept a bipartisan agreement that would give President Donald Trump a fraction of the money he’s demanded for his proposed southern border wall.
Read moreShutdown Tanks Trump Approval to Record Low
During the longest government shutdown in U.S. history in December and January, President Donald Trump’s approval rating sank to its lowest point since he took office, according to a new poll released Thursday.
Read moreUS Employers Added 304,000 Jobs During Shutdown
Despite a partial government shutdown that lasted through most of January, the Labor Department said Friday that American employers added 304,000 jobs last month, continuing the longest job-creation streak on record.
Read moreJudge Sympathetic to Federal Workers Suing Over Shutdown
The federal judge overseeing a trio of lawsuits over the recent government shutdown expressed skepticism Thursday about some of the government’s arguments in the case, saying agencies have an uphill climb in court.
Read moreDealmakers in Congress Begin Hashing Out Border Security Plan
With just over two weeks left to reach a deal to avert another government shutdown, a bipartisan group of lawmakers on Wednesday began debating a funding measure that will be the latest arena for the fight over money for President Donald Trump’s long-promised border wall.
Read more‘Catch-Up for Years’ as Backlogged Immigration Courts Open
The nation’s immigration courts were severely backlogged even before the government shutdown. Now it could take years just to deal with the delays caused by the five-week impasse, attorneys say.
Read moreShutdown Projected to Cause $3B Permanent Hit to Economy
The federal government shutdown will cause slight permanent harm to the economy — about $3 billion — according to a report Monday by the Congressional Budget Office.
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