The deal was negotiated by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin in a chaotic series of events over the past several days. Talks abruptly collapsed late Friday just as a deal appeared within reach, and Pelosi released a partisan bill on Monday that was swiftly rejected […]
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Pelosi, Mnuchin agree on plan to avoid government shutdown
Democrats and the Trump administration are taking a key step toward avoiding a government shutdown in September By ANDREW TAYLOR Associated Press September 3, 2020, 7:44 PM • 3 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article WASHINGTON — House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the Trump administration have informally […]
Pelosi, Mnuchin agree to avoid a government shutdown at end of month
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin agreed on Tuesday to avoid a government shutdown at the end of the month by taking up a stopgap government funding bill, according to a person familiar with their Tuesday phone call. © Graeme Jennings/Pool via Getty Images Treasury Secretary Steven […]
Government shutdown clash looms as White House seeks short-term government funding bill
The White House is seeking a short-term bill to avert a government shutdown and punt the fight until soon after the November elections, according to a proposal sent to Capitol Hill, setting up a potential clash with Democrats ahead of high-stakes negotiations this month. © Zach Gibson/Getty Images North America/Getty […]
What Is a Government Shutdown? Here’s What Happens
Lawmakers are scrambling and headlines are screaming Friday as the U.S. government heads towards a shutdown. But what does that actually mean? Congress needs to pass a budget resolution by the end of Friday to fund the government. But the political parties can’t come to agreement on the bill, wrangling […]
Government shutdown breaks record, with no end in sight
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A partial U.S. government shutdown over President Donald Trump’s demand for $5.7 billion to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border entered its 22nd day on Saturday, making it the longest shuttering of federal agencies in U.S. history, with no end in sight. FILE PHOTO: A sign […]
The Government Shutdown Was the Longest Ever. Here’s the History.
The longest shutdown in American history ended on Friday, after 34 full days. That easily exceeded the previous record, under President Bill Clinton in 1995, of 21 days. In total, there have been 21 gaps in government funding since 1976, though the level of shutdown has varied. The current federal […]
As Government Shutdown Persists, Americans Feel the Bite
WASHINGTON — The impact of a partial government shutdown began to ripple across the economy as it stretched into Day 17, with mortgage applications delayed, public companies unable to get approval to raise capital and thousands of Secret Service agents expected to show up for work without pay. President Trump […]
Longest government shutdown, day 35: 2019 record, longest in history
The government shutdown is now in its 35th day, far surpassing the record for the longest of the modern era. This is the 21st time the federal government has had a funding lapse since the modern budgeting process began. Most of those times, the shutdown has been short and not […]