Politics Apr 30 Trump signs Homeland Security funding bill, ending record shutdown By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
Economy Apr 30 U.S. economy grew 2% from January-March, but Iran war clouds outlook “This is a split-screen economy.”… By Paul Wiseman, Associated Press
Politics Apr 30 House approves bill to fund Homeland Security and end the record shutdown After weeks of delay, the House voted Thursday to fund much of the Department of Homeland Security, but not its immigration enforcement operations, and sent the bipartisan package to President Donald Trump to sign, ending the longest agency shutdown in… By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press
Politics Apr 22 WATCH: Senate meets as Republicans try to secure DHS funding through budget reconciliation The Senate voted on Tuesday to launch a new effort to reopen the Department of Homeland Security and end the longest partial government shutdown in history. The 52-46 vote was the first step in a budget process that Republicans hope… By Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press
Politics Apr 02 Bypassing Congress, Trump says he'll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security The DHS funding lapse had seemed likely to stretch into next week as the House is contemplating passing a Senate plan it had previously rejected to fund the bulk of the agency, but not its immigration enforcement operations. By Kevin Freking, Joey Cappelletti, Associated Press
Apr 01 Republican leaders in Congress say they'll pursue a path to ending the partial shutdown By Kevin Freking, Stephen Groves, Associated Press The plan represents a return to what Republican senators had in mind when, early Friday, they passed a bipartisan funding agreement through unanimous consent. Continue reading
Apr 01 From TMZ to Trump, pressure grows to bring Congress back during partial shutdown By Joey Cappelletti, Stephen Groves, Associated Press TMZ built its brand tracking celebrities. Now it is turning its attention to Congress. Continue reading
Mar 30 WATCH: White House holds briefing as DHS shutdown drags on By Josh Funk, John Seewer, Associated Press Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Monday that Trump has offered to host an Easter Dinner at the White House for members of Congress who return to resolve the impasse. Continue reading
Mar 27 WATCH: Johnson rejects Homeland Security funding bill passed by the Senate as a 'joke' By Associated Press “We’re going to do something different,” House Speaker Mike Johnson said, challenging the Senate to take up the House’s continuing resolution on Monday — assuming it does pass the House, which is uncertain. Continue reading
Mar 27 WATCH: House Republicans reject Senate bill to reopen Department of Homeland Security By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump on Friday signed a promised executive action that will pay Transportation Security Administration employees after a bid to end the shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security abruptly fell apart in Congress. Continue reading