How Congress Could Force $1.1 Billion in Cuts on Washington, D.C.
District leaders say that a proposed cut to the city budget, part of a plan to avert a federal government shutdown, is unfair ...
Senate Democrats get jammed by Republicans in lose-lose shutdown dilemma
Democrats are stuck between a rock and a hard place as they must choose between shutting down the government or folding to ...
Democrats’ impossible choice on the shutdown
Democrats are facing just such an impossible choice right now, ahead of a potential government shutdown this weekend. And ...
Is the US heading for a government shutdown? 5 essential reads to occupy the mind while we wait to find out
Brinkmanship, a political scramble to keep the lights on in Washington and finger-pointing over who is to the blame – we’ve been here before, right? The threat of government shutdowns seems to be a ...
What are the odds of a government shutdown? Latest updates on spending bill saga.
Lawmakers are battling time as they seek to pass legislation that will fund the government and avert a possible shutdown set ...
Salesman-in-chief: Trump leans on Freedom Caucus to avert government shutdown
Donald Trump just convinced dozens of Republican hardliners to do what House speakers from John Boehner to Kevin McCarthy ...
GOP-controlled Congress seeks to avoid government shutdown early in Trump’s term
Several Republicans remain undecided and the vice president, who is President Donald Trump’s legislative liaison, is expected ...
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Education Department to cut more than 1,300 workers, part of Trump’s plan to shut down agency
The department sent an email to employees Tuesday telling them its Washington headquarters and regional offices would be ...