U.S. Shutdown

• McCarthy faces threat of removal as U.S. House speaker after shutdown averted

  Republican Rep. Matt Gaetz filed a resolution late Monday to oust Kevin McCarthy as speaker, setting up a likely showdown vote in the House in the days ahead.

  U.S. News

  Oct 2, 2023
  
• Trump signs $900B pandemic relief bill after earlier refusal

  ``I will sign the Omnibus and Covid package with a strong message that makes clear to Congress that wasteful items need to be removed,'' Trump said in the statement.

  World

  Dec 27, 2020
  
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• Dueling bills head to U.S. Senate to end historic shutdown

  Senate leaders agreed to hold votes this week on dueling proposals to reopen shuttered federal agencies,

  World

  Jan 23, 2019
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• U.S. shutdown could end up costing $6B by Friday — more than Trump wants for the border wall

  The record-long U.S. government shutdown could soon cost the economy more than the $5.7 billion that Donald Trump is demanding for his border wall, says an economist.

  World

  Jan 22, 2019
• Donald Trump threatens to call national emergency to force wall approval

  "We can call a national emergency because of the security of our country," Trump said.

  World

  Jan 4, 2019
• U.S. government shutdown likely to last past Christmas as no funding deal in sight

  The U.S. Senate adjourned Saturday with no deal for more border wall funds. It will reconvene Thursday.

  World

  Dec 22, 2018
• No sign of impasse in U.S. govt shutdown as Republicans, Democrats refuse to budge

  Republicans and Democrats appeared to harden their positions on Sunday as both sides hunkered down for what could be a prolonged fight.

  Politics

  Jan 21, 2018
• U.S. govt on verge of shutdown with Senate bill poised to fail ahead of midnight deadline

  The government careened toward shutdown Friday night in a chaotic close to Trump’s first year as president, as Democrats and Republicans preemptively traded blame.

  Politics

  Jan 19, 2018
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• Obama touts transportation spending in New Orleans

  President Barack Obama called for more government spending on major infrastructure projects as an economic recipe that could have ripple effects on employment.

  Nov 8, 2013
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• Sluggish US hiring shows effects of budget impasse

  The U.S. economy added just 148,000 jobs in September, suggesting that employers held back on hiring before a 16-day partial government shutdown began Oct. 1.

  Money

  Oct 22, 2013