Friday's Headlines: Shutdown looms as Senate Democrats threaten GOP plan
Looming shutdown raises a fundamental question: Can the GOP govern?; Amid budget standoff, politicians wonder who will get the blame; Trump officials scramble to keep national...
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Senate Republican leaders appeared emboldened as they sought to cast Democrats as the obstacle to a compromise after House Republicans passed a stopgap funding measure, but Democrats signaled they had enough opposition to stop the bill in the Senate because it does not include a solution for "dreamers."
By Mike DeBonis, Ed O'Keefe and Erica Werner • Read more »
A funding lapse would mark the first time in U.S. history that there has been a government shutdown, with federal employees furloughed, when one party controlled both Congress and the White House.
Recent polling indicates President Trump and the GOP are likely to be blamed for a shutdown — but not if the public believes the immigration issue is the reason for the impasse.
As other federal agencies prepared to close, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was working out plans to keep the parks open without staff on site in an attempt to minimize public anger over the disruption of services.
The burden would not fall evenly across federal departments. Here's a look at how many workers would be furloughed at Cabinet-level departments and the EPA.
Will national parks and monuments be open? How will this affect FEMA cleanup efforts? Will your mail still arrive? Here are the answers to some common questions about how the shutdown could affect you or your neighbor.
If they misbehaved, the 13 siblings living in a California home would be tied to their beds, officials said, using ropes at first but later chains and padlocks. Over time, officials said, the periods of confinement grew longer, and the children would not be released to use the bathroom.
The decision means that this year's elections are likely to be conducted under the 2016 boundaries that a lower court found unconstitutional and in which Republicans hold 10 out of 13 congressional seats.
The Washington region is the only metro area with three locations among the 20 rivals vying for the headquarters and 50,000 jobs. Local leaders crowed about the news, but it also stirred concerns of the potential to worsen traffic, burden school systems and drive up housing prices.
By Robert McCartney, Brian Fung and Rachel Chason • Read more »
On his trip to Pennsylvania, the president followed a path blazed by his White House predecessors by mixing campaign politics with official presidential business. Government watchdogs have raised red flags over such dual-purpose jaunts and who pays for them.
Since the start of flu season in October, nearly 6,500 people have been hospitalized, according to the most recent data from the CDC, and 20 children have died.
In this episode of the podcast, Jenna Johnson and Josh Dawsey look back on Trump's speech in which he painted painted his picture of America and made promises for his presidency.
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