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U.S. government shutdown continues

Politics Oct 02

Trump threatens mass firings as shutdown continues with no signs of potential deal

By Liz Landers, Winston Wilde

Politics Oct 02

US Senate advances Republican stopgap spending bill to avert shutdown
Watch 7:58
GOP Sen. Rounds: ‘We’re not going to negotiate’ with Dems until shutdown ends

Congress did not meet on Thursday in part due to the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. But when the Senate returns Friday, the question is, what is the way out of this shutdown? There are some in the Senate trying…

By Lisa Desjardins, Kyle Midura

Politics Oct 02

The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival in New York
Watch 8:25
White House ‘using shutdown as excuse’ for more mass firings, Democrat says

On the second day of the government shutdown, party leaders are not budging, and President Trump is increasingly threatening Democrats and taking aim at Democratic-led states. To discuss the Democratic perspective on the shutdown, Geoff Bennett spoke with Shalanda Young,…

By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant

Politics Oct 02

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump announces deal with Pfizer
Trump says he could cut ‘favorite projects’ of Democrats because of shutdown

“I’m allowed to cut things that never should have been approved in the first place and I will probably do that.”…

By Associated Press

Politics Oct 01

Press conference on the the first day of a partial government shutdown, in Washington
Watch 7:09
Congressional leaders and White House refuse to compromise on first day of shutdown

Attempts to end the government shutdown that began overnight have been unsuccessful. Democrats are refusing to vote without ensuring health care subsidies and Republicans say they won't negotiate until funding is secure. Federal workers are either on the job without…

By Lisa Desjardins, Liz Landers, Doug Adams, Solveig Rennan

Oct 01

Watch 8:24
Jeffries says GOP uninterested in negotiating because ‘they apparently wanted’ a shutdown

By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold

To discuss the government shutdown and the potential for negotiations to end it, Geoff Bennett spoke with House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries.

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Oct 01

Watch 8:35
GOP Rep. Haridopolos says Democrats’ demands are a ‘ransom note’

By Amna Nawaz

For the Republican view on the federal government shutdown, Amna Nawaz sat down with Rep. Mike Haridopolos of Florida.

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Oct 01

What happens now that a government shutdown is underway

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

A lot of government continues during a federal shutdown.

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Sep 30

Watch 10:19
Government barreling toward shutdown with Congress in partisan deadlock

By Lisa Desjardins, Liz Landers, Doug Adams, Kyle Midura, Winston Wilde

The federal government is barreling toward a shutdown at the stroke of midnight as Congress remains in a deadlock. Democrats are demanding a bill that reverses cuts to Medicaid and prevents health insurance premiums from going up at the end…

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Sep 30

Watch 6:02
Democrats battling with GOP to avoid ‘devastating’ health care cuts, Rep. Ivey says

By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens

With a federal government shutdown looming, Geoff Bennett spoke with Democratic Rep. Glenn Ivey of Maryland about his party's demands in negotiations with the Trump White House.

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