Congress votes to end brief government shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. House of Representatives joined the Senate early on Friday morning in approving a bill to end an overnight federal shutdown, sparing Republicans further embarrassment and averting serious interruption of the government…
Pennsylvania lawmakers face Friday deadline for new congressional map
(Reuters) – Republican leaders in Pennsylvania’s legislature said they will submit new proposed congressional districts to Democratic Governor Tom Wolf by Friday’s court-ordered deadline, moving closer to a revamped map that could reshape the 2018 elec…
Senate approves budget deal, too late to avert shutdown
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate approved a budget deal including a stopgap government funding bill early on Friday, but it was too late to prevent a federal shutdown that was already underway in an embarrassing setback for the Republican-control…
Bill to end U.S. government shutdown clears key hurdle in Senate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate voted on Friday to move forward on legislation to end a government shutdown, after a single Republican lawmaker delayed the funding bill for hours to protest an expected increase in the U.S. deficit.
Trump ‘energy dominance’ policy pits Washington against Moscow
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Last July, U.S. President Donald Trump stood beside his Polish counterpart, Andrzej Duda, in Warsaw and promised to help wean the nation off Russian energy imports. He offered U.S. fuel as an alternative, “so that you can never b…
What happens in a U.S. government shutdown?
(Reuters) – The U.S. Congress failed to pass a stopgap funding measure to avert a government shutdown before a midnight deadline on Thursday, technically triggering the start of a shutdown.
U.S. federal shutdown at hand after fiscal hawk’s dissent
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. government staggered into another shutdown on Thursday night after an outspoken fiscal conservative in the Senate singlehandedly delayed action by Congress on a stopgap funding bill wrapped up in a massive budget deal.
Senate adjourns till 12:01 a.m. EST without approving budget deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The U.S. Senate adjourned on Thursday until 12:01 a.m. EST (0500 GMT) without approving a budget deal. The current temporary measure funding the U.S. government expires at midnight.
Trump budget to include $3 billion for border wall: official
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump’s budget proposal to be unveiled on Monday will include a request for $3 billion as a down payment on building a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico, a senior administration official said on Thursday.
Lawmakers near deal on tax law’s impact on grain market
WASHINGTON/CHICAGO (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers are close to resolving a problem with the new federal tax law that gives grain cooperatives an unintended market edge over private companies, but have struggled to get members of the farm sector to agree, a…
