Politics Nov 08 WATCH: Senate convenes as mass flight cancellations due to shutdown disrupt travel The Senate’s first weekend session since the beginning of the shutdown yielded few signs of progress Saturday as Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s wish for a quick vote never materialized.
Politics Oct 29 WATCH: Effort to fund SNAP benefits fails in Senate as shutdown continues for 29th day Republican leaders in Congress said it’s all or nothing on Wednesday as they rejected a Democratic push to carve out food aid funding for more than 40 million Americans who stand to lose it as part of the government shutdown.
Politics Oct 28 Vance says Trump administration believes troops will get paid for now The funding fight in Washington gained new urgency this week as millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance, more federal workers miss their first full paycheck and recurring delays at airports snarl travel plans.
Politics Oct 28 Congress faces pressure to end shutdown, but breakthrough appears unlikely Millions of Americans face the prospect of losing food assistance. More federal workers will miss their first full paycheck. And more frequent delays at the nation’s airports are snarling travel plans.
Politics Oct 28 WATCH: Senate convenes on Day 28 of shutdown as federal workers union calls for end to standoff The building strain on lawmakers to end the impasse was exemplified by the nation's largest federal employee union calling on Congress to immediately pass a funding bill and end the shutdown.
Politics Oct 23 WATCH: Senate rejects bills to pay federal workers as shutdown enters 23rd day The Senate on Thursday rejected dueling partisan bills to pay federal workers during the government shutdown, with both Republicans and Democrats deflecting blame as many employees are set to miss their first full paycheck at the end of this week.
Politics Oct 22 Trump pick to lead federal watchdog agency withdraws after offensive text messages were revealed Paul Ingrassia, who was nominated to lead the Office of Special Counsel, had been scheduled to have his confirmation hearing this week. On Monday, however, Politico reported on a text chat that showed him saying the Martin Luther King Jr.
Politics Oct 21 Thune predicts trouble for Trump nominee Paul Ingrassia: 'He's not going to pass' Senate Majority Leader John Thune says he hopes the White House will withdraw the nomination of Paul Ingrassia.
Politics Oct 10 Who is Adelita Grijalva and why hasn't she been sworn in to Congress yet? Democrats are ramping up the pressure on House Speaker Mike Johnson to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, an Arizona Democrat who won a special election last month to succeed her late father.
Politics Oct 06 WATCH: Senate convenes as government shutdown enters 6th day President Donald Trump said Monday that he'd be open to striking a deal with Democrats on the health care subsidies they've made central to the shutdown fight, cracking the door slightly to negotiations that Republicans have said should only happen…