GOP-controlled Congress seeks to avoid government shutdown early in Trump’s term
Lawmakers returned to Washington on Monday and are seeking to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the week. President ...
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Your guide to pay and benefits during a shutdown
Health care: Furloughed federal workers will maintain their coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program ...
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Deadline looming for Trump and GOP leaders to avoid a government shutdown
WASHINGTON – There's one week to go until federal funding dries up and the U.S. government shuts down if Congress can't pass legislation by March 14. Americans have felt it too. A shut down ...
Senate shutdown showdown
House Republicans overcame their paper-thin majority yesterday evening and passed a stopgap funding bill to keep the federal ...
Education secretary: Mass layoffs first step toward total shutdown
Education Secretary Linda McMahon affirmed late Tuesday that mass layoffs are the first step toward shuttering the Education Department — a long-time goal of President Trump’s since his time ...
What Does a Shutdown Have to Do With the Budget or Elon Musk? Here’s a Guide.
By design, budget reconciliation mostly addresses the parts of federal spending that are not part of the appropriations ...
Trump overstepped his constitutional authority in freezing Congress' funding for USAID, judge says
A federal judge says President Donald Trump overstepped his authority in freezing almost all spending on U.S. humanitarian ...
Senate Democrats leery of blocking GOP bill fear shutdown politics have changed
Senate Democrats are leery of blocking a House Republican-drafted six-month government funding bill, fearing that a government shutdown may backfire on them politically by giving Elon Musk and the ...