While averting shudown, Congress still fighting over COVID-19 aid
December 19, 2020
Congress managed to find a way to keep the government running for two more days but still cannot get closure on pandemic aid funding.
Judge denies House lawsuit on Trump border wall
June 4, 2019
A federal judge Monday denied a House request to prevent President Donald Trump from tapping Defense Department money for his proposed border wall with Mexico,
Partial government shutdown begins as stalemate continues
December 21, 2018
A partial federal shutdown took hold early Saturday after Democrats refused to meet President Donald Trump’s demands for $5 billion to start erecting his cherished
Now Trump wants Pentagon to pay for his border wall
March 28, 2018
Still angry about the budget deal he signed last week, President Donald Trump has floated the idea of using the Pentagon budget to pay for
Judge stops Trump’s denial of funding for sanctuary cities
November 21, 2017
A federal judge on Monday permanently blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order to cut funding from cities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities. U.S.
Trump cuts deal with Democrats
September 7, 2017
President Donald Trump briskly overruled congressional Republicans and his own treasury secretary to cut a deal with Democrats to keep the government operating and raise
Trump faces showdown on wall
August 29, 2017
President Donald Trump is unlikely to win congressional support for funds he wants for a proposed U.S.-Mexico border wall before an Oct. 1 deadline, meaning
Congress faces another funding deadline
July 6, 2015
Members of Congress return Tuesday from July Fourth fireworks and parades facing a daunting summer workload and an impending deadline to fund the government or
More rabid rhetoric about Homeland Security mess
March 2, 2015
House Republican leaders on Sunday demanded that Democrats begin negotiations on funding for the Homeland Security Department and President Barack Obama’s unilateral actions on immigration.
Is a lapse in DHS funding that big of a deal?
February 27, 2015
Republican leaders eager to avert a partial government shutdown are getting heat from conservative colleagues who ask what the fuss is all about. Numerous House
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