The federal government is still “shut down.” The scare quotes are necessary because the government is not actually shut down; it still continues to collect taxes, enforce Federal law, including ...

CNBC Squawk Box host Joe Kernen went to town grilling Sen. Peter Welch over his continued blocking of a GOP-championed bill to end the government shutdown. Kernen pressed Welch (D-Vt.) over his ...

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Of the many things I don’t understand — in addition to why the American people elected Donald Trump president not once, but twice — is why essential workers who are required to work during a ...

Washington again finds itself in a government shutdown crisis. Obamacare, by contrast, is in a permanent state of crisis. This time, lawmakers can trade brinkmanship for genuine progress by fixing the ...

WASHINGTON — Likely voters in eight Republican-held toss-up House districts were more likely to blame Democrats than the GOP for the ongoing government shutdown, according to a new poll. The ...

The Democrats could end the government shutdown. The Republicans could end the government shutdown. •• The News & Eagle Editorial Board meets weekly to form the newspaper's stances on mostly local and ...

The administration could use $5 billion in emergency funds and tariff revenue. Republican and Democratic lawmakers remain at a stalemate on finding a government funding solution to end what is now the ...