Tag: government shutdown
In Donald Trump’s future looms a familiar shutdown threat
Add a potential government shutdown to President Donald Trump's growing roster of headaches.
Beneath the capital's radar looms a vexing problem — a catchall spending...
Coal-state Dems threaten gov’t shutdown over aid for miners
Hours to a government shutdown, coal-state Senate Democrats blocked swift action on a stopgap spending bill over benefits for retired miners and pressed President-elect...
Alabama delegation split votes for short-term funding bill to avert government...
The U.S. House of Representatives approved a short-term funding bill Wednesday night that averts a looming federal government shutdown on Oct. 1.
The bill, H.R....
No shutdown: Congress approves bill to keep government open
Just hours before a midnight deadline, a bitterly divided Congress approved a stopgap spending bill Wednesday to keep the federal government open - but...
5 things you need to know about Congress this week: 9/25/15
It may have had a slow start, preparing for Pope Francis, but this week in Congress turned out to be a game-changer. Here are five...