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  • Senate Democrats Block Bill to Keep Government Open Past Midnight; Shutdown Looms

    01/19/2018 7:33:55 PM PST · by advance_copy · 169 replies
    New York Times ^ | 1/19/2018
    Senate Democrats on Friday night blocked passage of a month-long stopgap spending bill to keep the government funded past midnight, leaving less than two hours to find a path forward before much of the government was set to shut down.
  • Government shuts down as Trump feuds with Democrats

    01/20/2018 5:54:39 AM PST · by Oldeconomybuyer · 56 replies
    Reuters ^ | January 20, 2018 | by Richard Cowan
    WASHINGTON - The world’s most powerful government shut down on Saturday after President Donald Trump and the U.S. Congress failed to reach a deal on funding for federal agencies, highlighting America’s deep political divisions. For the first time since October 2013 - when a similar standoff that lasted 16 days kept only essential agency operations intact - federal workers were being told to stay at home or in some cases to work without pay until new funding is approved. The shutdown began a year to the day after Trump was sworn in as president. His inability to cut a deal...