Tag: government funding
Senate Republicans run from politically toxic payout provision designed just for them
Senate Majority Leader John Thune thought he was giving Republicans a gift when he secured a provision in…
Top House Democrats vow to oppose shutdown bill after splinter group disappoints
Democrats’ resolve cracked this week, when a splinter group in the Senate joined with the GOP to craft…
Trump calls for US Senate to scrap filibuster rule
By Kanishka SinghWASHINGTON (Reuters) -Republican U.S. President Donald Trump called on Thursday for the removal of the Senate's…
Government shutdown tracker shows how Florida senators voted. What to know
Another day. Another vote. Another fail.The U.S. Senate vote Oct. 14 to pass a stopgap funding bill to…
Senators press Mike Johnson to swear in Democrat who could force Epstein vote
Arizona’s Democratic senators pressed Mike Johnson on Wednesday to swear in their state’s newest representative, Adelita Grijalva, but…
Factbox-Upcoming deadlines in the US government shutdown
By Andy Sullivan and Bo EricksonWASHINGTON (Reuters) -With Republicans and Democrats dug in to their respective positions, it…
Is the government still shut down?
Yes. The shutdown, which began on Oct. 1, is still going. There have been very few signs of…
What to know as the federal government shutdown enters its fifth day
The federal government's partial shutdown entered its fifth day on Sunday, Oct. 5, after shuttering much of its operations just…
Shutdown pauses Amazon, Apple antitrust cases
Half of the government’s biggest antitrust cases against tech giants are hitting “pause,” and half are plowing forward…
Trump making plans to send billions in cash bailouts to farmers with taxpayer money
The Trump administration is planning to roll out the first tranche of bailout payments for farmers in the…
FAA plans to furlough 11,000 employees in US government shutdown
By David ShepardsonWASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Transportation Department said on Tuesday more than 11,000 employees at the Federal…
The other reason Democrats are taking Trump to the mat in a shutdown battle
Democrats who have put health care at the center of their government funding demands have another motivation for…