Nov 11 The government shutdown will impact an already-struggling economy, from lost paychecks to canceled flights By Christopher Rugaber, Associated Press The Congressional Budget Office estimated that about $11 billion in economic activity will be permanently lost from a six-week shutdown. Continue reading
Nov 11 9 ways air travel is being affected by the shutdown By Rio Yamat, Josh Funk, John Seewer, Associated Press Although the government appears to be moving to reopen in the coming days, airport disruptions, flight cancellations and economic losses won’t go away all at once. Continue reading
Nov 11 WATCH: Trump participates in Veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery By Sam McNeil, Associated Press Tuesday is known as Armistice Day — or Veterans Day in the United States and Remembrance Day in Britain — marking the end of World War I. Continue reading
Nov 11 Utah judge rejects Republican-drawn congressional map, adopts alternative creating Democratic-leaning district By Hannah Schoenbaum, Associated Press The newly approved map gives Democrats a much stronger chance to flip a seat in a state that has not had a Democrat in Congress since early 2021. Continue reading
Nov 11 Centrist Democrats say they had no choice but to craft a deal to end the shutdown. Progressives are fed up By Bill Barrow, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press Some progressives are renewing their calls for Democratic Senate leader Chuck Schumer to step aside, even as he publicly opposes the deal. Continue reading
Nov 11 Supreme Court expected to rule on whether full SNAP payments must resume By Geoff Mulvihill, Margery A. Beck, Associated Press Resuming the program is a piece of the legislation adopted by the Senate and now headed to the House on to reopen the federal government. Continue reading
Nov 10 Watch 5:19 End of shutdown in sight as some Democrats break with leadership to make deal with GOP By Lisa Desjardins, Solveig Rennan, Kyle Midura At 41 days and counting, the end of the longest shutdown in government history could be in sight. A group of Democrats and one independent crossed the aisle to make a deal with Republicans. It still needs approval from the… Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 5:43 'We needed to change the equation,' Sen. Kaine says on his vote to end shutdown By Geoff Bennett, Matt Loffman, Alexa Gold The vote to end the government shutdown has divided Senate Democrats. Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine is one of the eight who voted to end the stalemate. He joined Geoff Bennett to explain his vote to end the shutdown. Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 5:57 Trump 'likely to be emboldened' by 8 Democrats voting to end shutdown, Sen. Murphy says By Amna Nawaz, Ali Schmitz Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut is one of the 40 Democrats who voted against the deal to end the shutdown. He joined Amna Nawaz to discuss the latest. Continue watching
Nov 10 Watch 2:43 Trump pardons dozens of allies who tried to overturn his 2020 election loss to Biden By Liz Landers, Doug Adams, Leila Jackson As President Trump continues to push the lie that the 2020 election was stolen, he’s taken a new step to protect former administration officials and allies who have been accused of working to overturn the election that Joe Biden won. Continue watching