Nov 18 House Democrats propose stopgap bill to prevent shutdown By Andrew Taylor, Associated Press A temporary government-wide funding bill would forestall a shutdown and give negotiators through Dec. 20 to try to hash out details of more than $1.4 trillion worth of unfinished spending legislation. Continue reading
Dec 28 Watch 13:04 Gerson and Capehart on the government shutdown outlook, politics in 2019 Washington Post columnists Michael Gerson and Jonathan Capehart join William Brangham to discuss the week’s political news, including when we might see resolution on the border wall and government shutdown, lessons from the midterm elections and how the Mueller investigation… Continue watching
Dec 26 How the government shutdown compared to every other since 1976 By Gretchen Frazee, Lisa Desjardins The most recent 35-day government shutdown marked the 21st time the federal government has shuttered in 42 years. Continue reading