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The IRS will furlough nearly half of its workforce on Wednesday as part of the ongoing government shutdown, according to an updated contingency plan posted to its website. Most IRS…
Eight days into the government shutdown with no end in sight, congressional sparring spilled outside the chamber floors and into the hallways. Source link
Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer is embracing a bold message in the government shutdown standoff with President Trump and congressional Republicans: "No f------ way!" Source link
“There’s two people on the floor, or, you know, whatever, there’s—but normally, it’s done in front of the full House, so that new member in a special election gets a, I think, in some…
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday he was "open" to a stand-alone bill to ensure active-duty military troops continue to receive pay during the government shutdown. On Wednesday, the…
Martinez and 21-year old Anthony Ruiz were both charged with felony assault of a federal officer. But Christopher Parente, Martinez’s attorney, claimed during a federal court hearing…
Ornstein: I would be stunned if they did, Greg, because remember, we have had a mantra now for years, “repeal and replace.” And there’s never been a “replace.” They’ve got no way of…
But what I need you to know is that the inherent contradiction of everyday life in Chicago for any one person of privilege like me—of living in and loving this vast, vibrant city while it…
With the government shutdown fight dragging into its second week, Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene rolled a grenade into the GOP camp. She erupted on Twitter, demanding to know why…
Republicans are eying the end of the week as a pivotal pressure point in their campaign to get Democrats to end the government shutdown. Source link
The Trump administration is diverting tariff revenue to keep food assistance for low-income women and children afloat during the government shutdown, White House press secretary Karoline…
Democrats say fallout from the Trump administration's aggressive tactics during the shutdown of the federal government could give them a welcome boost in the only two governors' races on…
President Trump on Tuesday vowed to cut billions in federal programs and fire a 'substantial' number of workers if the government shutdown continues. Source link
House Speaker Mike Johnson said Tuesday that he hopes federal workers receive their back pay, making it seem possible that they won’t—even though he knows federal law requires that they be…
A draft memo from the White House's Office of Management and Budget argues that furloughed federal workers should not be paid for the time they didn't work during the government shutdown.…
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Monday that the government shutdown is putting more stress on air traffic controllers who already have an extremely stressful job, as well as…
“The government is shutdown, but the House refuses to go back in session. Why are we in recess? Because the day we go back into session, I have 218 votes for the discharge petition to…
“The government is shutdown, but the House refuses to go back in session. Why are we in recess? Because the day we go back into session, I have 218 votes for the discharge petition to…
A BUSY California airport had no air traffic controllers on Monday evening, the state’s governor said, as the effects of a US government shutdown rippled across the country. Hollywood…
A BUSY California airport had no air traffic controllers on Monday evening, the state’s governor said, as the effects of a US government shutdown rippled across the country. Hollywood…
President Trump, on day six of the government shutdown, briefly broke with congressional GOP leaders and said he was negotiating with Democrats on health care. Source link
The Supreme Court declined Monday to take up a lawsuit from President Donald Trump’s favorite far-right conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer alleging a coordinated effort to knock her off of…
As top congressional Republican and Democratic leaders dig in their heels—a signal that the ongoing federal government shutdown may continue for a while—many older Americans are wondering…
House Speaker Mike Johnson spent the sixth day of the government shutdown laying out his case for blaming Senate Democratic leader Charles E. Schumer for a funding impasse that has no end…
