White House Prepares for Long Term Partial Government Shutdown

The White House on Tuesday said that it wants to avoid a partial government shutdown and has found other w.....»»

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday said he's in talks with the Trump administration about ways to avoid a partial government shutdown after Democratic lawmakers rejected his offer aimed at averting the clo.....»»

A showdown is expected in the Senate on Friday over a House-approved, short-term measure that includes $5 billion in funding fo.....»»

A showdown is expected in the Senate on Friday over a House-approved, short-term measure that includes $5 billion in funding fo.....»»

Nine departments and several smaller agencies ran out of money at midnight Friday after Congress and the White House failed to strike a .....»»

Lawmakers and the White House made no progress toward a deal to end the partial federal government shutdown......»»

President Donald Trump and congressional leaders will meet at 3 p.m. Wednesday as a partial government shutdown continues, a White House spokeswoman said. Trump invited top Democrats to the bipartisan meeting .....»»

President Donald Trump has invited Democratic congressional leaders to the White House today to discuss ending the nearly two-week-old partial shutdown of the U.S. government. [] "> To view the full story, click the title link......»»

Votes are scheduled on a package of bills to end the shutdown and give Congress and the White House more time to reach a deal on border wa.....»»

Portions of the federal government have been shut down since December 22. The ongoing partial government shutdown will cut U.S......»»

Three people have died in national parks since the US government shutdown began, according to a new report from The Washington Post. The partial shutdown went into effect after midnight on December 22 — after the White House .....»»

White House officials and congressional staffers met in hopes of negotiating an end to the partial government shutdown as it entered its third week. “Not much headway made today,” President Trump tweeted......»»

Americans can expect to get tax refunds during the partial government shutdown after all, following a decision by the White House Office of Management and Budget......»»

The White House is intensifying its efforts to sway public opinion in favor of a border wall as the partial government shutdown stemming from a clash over funding one stretches into its third week, with no end in sight......»»

The status of refunds had been uncertain after much of the IRS workforce was sent home due to the partial government shutdown......»»

Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat and ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee, said the government shutdown imperils the Medicare program. The federal government went into a partial shutdown in late December after the White House and Democrats re.....»»

So far, the shutdown, which is in its 19th day, has barely dented broad economic growth. The White House estimates the partial closure cuts output by .1 percent every two weeks......»»

As talks to end a partial government shutdown broke down, White House officials say an increasingly likely option is for President Trump to declare an emergency and try to use Pentagon funds to pay for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border......»»

White House officials are divided over whether President Trump should declare a national emergency to obtain funding to build a border wall and end a partial government shutdown......»»

With the partial federal government shutdown entering its twenty-second day on Saturday - breaking a record set by a shutdown in late 1995 to be.....»»