Senate stirs with votes on bills to end U.S. shutdown
The Republican-led U.S. Senate planned votes for Thursday on competing proposals, one broadly backed by Democrats and the other by Republicans, to end the partial government shutdown, both of which seemed unlikely to resolve the month-long impasse.
Senate, in flicker of action, to vote on competing bills to end U.S. shutdown
The Republican-led U.S. Senate planned votes for Thursday on competing proposals, one broadly backed by Democrats and the other by Republicans, to end the partial government shutdown, both of which seemed unlikely to resolve the month-long impasse.
Trump delays State of the Union Address until shutdown ends
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a late night Tweet on Wednesday that he would delay a State of the Union address until the government shutdown was over, responding to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s move to obstruct his plans for the speech.
Trump says will wait till shutdown over to make state of union address
U.S. President Donald Trump said in a late night Tweet on Wednesday that he will wait until the government shutdown is over to deliver a State of the Union address from the House of Representatives.
House tax panel cancels hearing on shutdown impact
The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives tax committee said on Wednesday he had canceled a hearing on the impact of the partial government shutdown on the Internal Revenue Service and the federal tax season because Treasury Secretary Steven Mn…
Furloughed federal workers may lose some health benefits: U.S. senators
Four U.S. senators expressed concern on Wednesday that federal employees affected by the partial government shutdown could lose their dental and vision health insurance benefits if they are unable to pay their premiums.
House tax panel cancels hearing on shutdown impact on tax season
The U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee has canceled a hearing it had scheduled for Thursday on the impact of the partial government shutdown on the Internal Revenue Service and the 2019 tax season, a committee spokesman said on Wedn…
Gay Indiana mayor joins field of Democratic presidential hopefuls
Pete Buttigieg, the Democratic mayor of South Bend, Indiana, launched an underdog 2020 bid for the White House on Wednesday, aiming to stand out as a problem-solving Midwestern outsider who would be the first openly gay nominee of a major U.S. politica…
Locked out of House by Pelosi, Trump vows State of Union alternative
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he would hold an alternative event to the State of the Union address after Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi barred him from speaking in the House of Representatives until the partial government shutdown ends….
Senate Democrats question offshore drilling work amid shutdown
U.S. Senate Democrats are questioning the legal basis of the Trump administration’s move to continue work on its five-year offshore drilling plan during the partial federal government shutdown.
