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Partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington

Politics Oct 03

No end in sight for shutdown as Congress leaves for weekend

By Liz Landers, Eliot Barnhart

Politics Oct 02

FILE PHOTO: U.S. House Minority Leader Jeffries holds a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington
WATCH: Jeffries calls for ACA tax credits to be made permanent as shutdown stretches into 2nd day

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries pinned the government shutdown on the GOP and said Democrats are willing to negotiate on the issue, but "need credible partners on the other side."…

By Associated Press

Politics Oct 01

U.S. House Minority Leader Jeffries and U.S. Senate Minority Leader Schumer attend a press conference at the U.S Capitol, ...
Watch 8:24
Jeffries says GOP uninterested in negotiating because ‘they apparently wanted’ a shutdown

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

By Geoff Bennett, Stephanie Kotuby, Alexa Gold

Politics Oct 01

House Minority Leader Jeffries Holds Press Conference Ahead of Potential Shutdown
WATCH: House Democrats speak out after government shuts down over funding impasse

Democratic leaders across the political spectrum are shrugging off the risks and embracing a government shutdown they say is needed to push back against President Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress.

By Steve Peoples, Associated Press

Politics Sep 30

House Minority Leader Jeffries Holds Press Conference Ahead of Potential Shutdown
WATCH: Jeffries says Democrats are in shutdown fight ‘until we win,’ blasts Trump social media video as ‘racist and fake’

Flanked by some 100 lawmakers he described as having grit, intellect and heart as they push for health care funding, with just hours to go before a potential shutdown, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said they are in the fight,…

By Associated Press

Sep 29

WATCH: Congressional leaders leave White House meeting without a deal to avoid a shutdown

By Stephen Groves, Mary Clare Jalonick, Associated Press

A government shutdown fast approaching, Democratic and Republican congressional leaders left a White House meeting with President Donald Trump Monday afternoon showing little willingness to compromise from their entrenched positions in order to avoid a lapse in funding.

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Sep 23

Trump cancels meeting with Schumer and Jeffries on keeping the government open

By Associated Press

The New York lawmakers had been scheduled for a Thursday meeting with President Donald Trump ahead of the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30 in hopes of reaching an agreement to avoid a government shutdown.

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Sep 17

Democrats stake out opposition to spending bill, raising threat of a shutdown

By Kevin Freking, Associated Press

House Republicans unveiled the spending bill Tuesday.

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Sep 11

WATCH: Kirk killing is a moment for Americans to unite in mourning, Schumer says

By Associated Press

At the U.S. Capitol on Thursday, Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer said “all Americans should come together and feel and mourn what happened.”…

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Sep 02

WATCH: Jeffries says he and Johnson had ‘opening conversation’ on budget talks

By Associated Press

Congressional Republicans need to garner some Democratic support to continue funding the government.

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