South Carolina politicians react to government shutdown
"The Republicans couldn't unite their caucus to fund the government. They control the House, the Senate, and the White House, yet failed at the most basic act of governance.
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The Government Shuts Down And Washington Plays The Blame Game
For most of Friday, it seemed from the outside as though there was next to nothing was happening with respect to the impending threat of a government shutdown at midnight. On Thursday, the House had passed its version of a Continuing Resolution that includes government funding through February 16th, a six-year extension for the Children's Health Insurance Program that had been in limbo since the new Fiscal Year started in October, and a handful of other "sweeteners" that Republicans hoped would garner some Democratic support in the House and Senate.
AP Explains: Congress has shut down the govt. Now what?
The U.S. government shutdown began at midnight Friday as Democrats and Republicans failed to resolve a standoff over immigration and spending. Here's a look at what the parties are fighting over and what it means to shut down the government.
Government shutdown begins
The federal government has officially shut down on the one-year anniversary that Donald Trump was sworn in as president. Add Government Shutdown as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Government Shutdown news, video, and analysis from ABC News.
Senate blocks short-term spending bill; government shutdown begins
The shutdown could be short-lived. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., vowed early Saturday to keep the Senate in session, and the House was scheduled to reconvene at 9 a.m. Saturday to be ready to vote on whatever the Senate may pass.
Congress has shut down the govt. Now what?
The U.S. government shutdown began at midnight Friday as Democrats and Republicans failed to resolve a standoff over immigration and spending. Here's a look at what the parties are fighting over and what it means to shut down the government.
Government shutdown looms as Trump meets with Sen. SchumerSan Francisco Chronicle
With hours left before a possible shutdown, President Donald Trump huddled at the White House with Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., on Friday to discuss striking a deal to keep the government open. The meeting involving two New Yorkers set off alarms among congressional Republicans, who are holding firm in support of the short-term spending bill that passed the House Thursday night.
No immediate resolution to spending impasse after Trump, Schumer met on shutdown
President Trump and Senate Democratic Leader Charles Schumer failed to resolve the spending impasse on Friday in an extended meeting at the White House intended to see if they could avert a government shutdown. The two men promised to keep negotiating but lawmakers were lurching toward a midnight deadline with no deal in sight and no vote scheduled on a stop-gap measure to fund the government for another four weeks.
Blame game in full swing as government shutdown looms
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., arrives at the Capitol in Washington, Friday as a bitterly-divided Congress hurtles toward a government shutdown this weekend in a partisan stare-down over demands by Democrats for a solution on politically fraught legislation to protect about 700,000 younger immigrants from being deported. WASHINGTON >> A bitterly divided Congress hurtled toward a government shutdown this weekend in a partisan stare-down over demands by Democrats for a solution on politically fraught legislation to protect about 700,000 younger immigrants from being deported.
Republicans Are Preparing to Shut Down the Government Out of Anti-Immigrant Spite
There is basically one thing the GOP needs to do to avoid a government shutdown tonight when the temporary funding bill is set to expire: Offer a clean path to permanent legalization for Dreamers-individuals who have grown up as Americans even though they were brought to this country as minors illegally-and make them off-limits to this administration's deportation designs. The House just passed a stopgap funding bill that does nothing about Dreamers but extends CHIP, a health insurance program for children that Republicans have never liked, showing that the only principle that animates their party now is saving this land of immigrants from immigrants.
Congress likely racing toward a government shutdown
A bitterly-divided Congress hurtled toward a government shutdown this weekend in a partisan stare-down over demands by Democrats for a solution on politically fraught legislation to protect about 700,000 younger immigrants from being deported. Democrats in the Senate have served notice they will filibuster a four-week, government-wide funding bill that passed the House Thursday evening, seeking to shape a subsequent measure but exposing themselves to charges they are responsible for a looming shutdown.
If the government shuts down, here’s your cheat sheet on which party to blame
If Congress doesn't reach agreement on crucial immigration issues and pass a spending bill, the costly consequence would be a government shutdown. We don't know whether the government will shut down yet , but lawmakers are already playing the blame game.
Senate renews surveillance law that collects email from an unknown number of Americans
The House has already approved a six-year extension of the law, and the legislation is expected to be signed by President Trump. WASHINGTON - The Senate voted Thursday to renew for six years a surveillance program that collects the content of an unknown number of Americans' email, text messages, photos and other electronic communication without a warrant.
Democrats dig in on immigration, shutdown risk or no
Assistant Attorney General of the National Security Division, Edward O'Callaghan, took questions at Wednesday's press briefing. He supported President Donald Trump's immigration reforms saying they will improve security and make the US safer.
White House official: Trump immigration views have evolved Source: AP
President Donald Trump's views on immigration and building a wall along the Mexico border have evolved since his presidential campaign, the White House chief of staff said Wednesday. Those changes are giving some people hope that a compromise with Congress on the thorny issue is possible.
Mitch McConnell’s passive-aggressive dig at Trump
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Sen. John Cornyn spoke about the status of DACA negotiations on Jan. 17. "I'm looking for something President Trump supports," McConnell said. On Tuesday, Sen. Lindsey O. Graham let loose about his frustrations with his newfound friend President Trump.
FERC commissioners vow fuel-neutral decisions after rejecting Rick Perry’s coal lifeline
FERC, in rejecting Rick Perry's plan, directed regional transmission operators to provide more information about resilience to help the commission examine the matter "holistically." Members of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Tuesday vowed to uphold their mission of making fuel-neutral decisions as independent arbiters in a hyper-politicized energy environment, after being pressured by Energy Secretary Rick Perry to help subsidized coal and nuclear plants.
5 things you need to know Tuesday
Representatives of North and South Korea meet Tuesday in the Demilitarized Zone for the first talks between the nations in two years. North Korea said it would send a large delegation to next month's Winter Olympics in South Korea, a notable diplomatic breakthrough between the two countries after months of rising tensions over the North's missile and nuclear weapons programs.
Pence to visit Middle East this month following postponement – Mon, 08 Jan 2018 PST
President Donald Trump, right, welcomes Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., third from left, to the podium to speak during a news conference after participating in a Congressional Republican Leadership Retreat at Camp David, Md., Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. Also pictured is House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis., left, CIA Director Mike Pompeo, second from left, and Vice President Mike Pence, second from right.
DC forecast: Gathering winter storm over wall vs. DACA, possible shutdown
Democrats are trying to flex their muscles noting that their votes are typically needed on issues such as spending and debt; Mike Emanuel explains on 'Special Report.' A meteorological "bomb cyclone" ravaged the East Coast last week. A political bomb cyclone could wreck Washington come January 19. That's the date Congress has to fund government operations and avoid a government shutdown.