Jun 13 Treasury chief Mnuchin: At times, a government shutdown could be 'good' By Associated Press The remarks were unusual because as Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin is the official responsible for the full faith and credit of the United States. Continue reading
May 03 House passes $1.1 trillion spending bill that funds government through September By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The House easily passed a $1.1 trillion governmentwide spending bill, awarding wins to both Democrats and Republicans while putting off until later this year a fight over President Donald Trump's promised border wall with Mexico. Continue reading
May 02 Trump: U.S. 'needs a good shutdown' in September to fix Senate 'mess' By Ken Thomas, Associated Press The president says on Twitter that the country needs to "either elect more Republican Senators in 2018 or change the rules now to 51 (percent)."… Continue reading
May 01 Watch 3:48 News Wrap: May Day demonstrators protest Trump policies By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, demonstrators in more than 200 cities took to the streets in massive May Day events, mostly directed toward President Trump’s policies. Also, the South and Midwest are bracing for more severe weather after powerful weekend… Continue watching
May 01 Who are the winners and losers in the $1.1 trillion spending bill? By Matthew Daly, Associated Press Retired miners, college students and Planned Parenthood are winners in the $1.1 trillion spending bill unveiled on Monday. Losers are the border wall, efforts to store nuclear waste at Nevada's Yucca Mountain and President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Apr 27 Congress readies one-week spending bill -- the bare minimum to avoid a shutdown By Erica Werner, Associated Press Congress is doing the bare minimum to keep the country running, readying a short-term spending bill to keep the lights on in government past Saturday, when President Donald Trump will mark his 100th day in office. Continue reading
Apr 27 Congress aims for Friday vote on bill to avoid government shutdown By Erica Werner, Associated Press Lawmakers are giving themselves a one-week extension on spending legislation to keep the lights on in government, after the White House backed off a threat to withhold payments that help lower-income Americans pay their medical bills. Continue reading
Apr 26 Watch 4:51 News Wrap: Treasury Secretary Mnuchin says tax reform plan will pay for itself By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Wednesday, the Trump administration offered a tax reform plan that includes cutting corporate tax rates to 15 percent from 35 percent, consolidate income tax brackets, double the standard deduction and repeal the estate tax. Also, Congress… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch 6:47 As Trump softens border wall money demand, will other barriers derail spending bill? By PBS News Hour Numerous reports suggested overnight that President Trump is open to delaying a border wall down payment, leading Democrats on Capitol Hill to declare a kind of victory and see hope for avoiding a government shutdown. But even if the border… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 5:20 The biggest sticking points fueling government shutdown talk By PBS News Hour With Congress back in session, lawmakers are facing an end-of-the-week deadline in order to keep the government funded and avoid a shutdown. Meanwhile, President Trump is demanding funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall. Lisa Desjardins and John Yang join Judy… Continue watching