Headline RoundupDecember 23rd, 2018
Government Partial Shutdown at Least Until Thursday
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As Senate Democrats and President Trump fail to reach an agreement on including some funding for a border wall, the budget does not pass, causing a partial government shutdown until at least Thursday.
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Shutdown to stretch on until at least Thursday as Senate adjourns with no deal over budget, Trump’s border wallWashington Post
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Parts of the federal government are set to remain closed through much of next week as Congress shuttered Saturday for Christmas amid a stalemate with President Trump over border wall funding.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) announced that his chamber would not return to legislative business until Thursday, which means many federal agencies will remain closed until later next week at the earliest and hundreds of thousands of federal workers will be left in limbo about their status.
“Listen, anything can happen,” McConnell said. “We’re pulling for an agreement...
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Shutdown’s Initial Impact Likely to Be MinorWall Street Journal (News)
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Due to the weekend and federal holidays, the closing of government agencies and services won’t be fully felt until Wednesday. The partial government shutdown that began Saturday triggered furloughs for hundreds of thousands of federal workers, but was otherwise expected to have minimal initial impact as states plugged some funding gaps. The Trump administration is hopeful that the partial shutdown will be over by the time many of the affected employees return to work after Christmas, though it is preparing for it to last longer, a senior administration official said...
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Schumer demands Trump 'abandon the wall' as DC faces shutdown stalemateFox News (Online News)
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Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., called on President Trump to "abandon the wall" Saturday if he wants to reopen the government, saying Trump does not have the votes in the Senate to get it funded -- hours after the government shut down over an impasse over funding for Trump's signature 2016 campaign promise. "It will never pass the Senate, not today, not next week, not next year. So President Trump, if you want to open the government, you must abandon the wall, plain and simple," Schumer said on the...
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