Government Shutdown - Page 139

January 17, 2019

Read Trump's letter to Pelosi postponing her foreign trip amid government shutdown

President Trump on Thursday denied military aircraft to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for a foreign trip just minutes before the congressional delegation was set to depart.

January 17, 2019

Chaos on House floor as Dems hold hasty vote to end shutdown, Republicans demand redo

Republicans on Thursday accused House Democrats of trying to pull a fast one with a hasty vote to end the partial shutdown.

January 17, 2019

State Department recalls most furloughed employees amid shutdown; makes additional funding available for salaries

The State Department announced Thursday that it has found funding to recall most of its furloughed employees who have gone without pay since the start of the government shutdown last month.

January 17, 2019

Government shutdowns close agencies, furlough employees because of Democratic attorney general's 1980 opinion

It was Benjamin Civiletti, then the Democratic attorney general for President Carter, who decided that agencies effectively be shuttered and not spend money during times of “lapsed appropriations” in April 1980.

January 17, 2019

Shutdown standoff: Pelosi renews call to delay State of the Union, Trump says Dems 'hijacked' by 'fringe'

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi renewed her call Thursday to delay the State of the Union address, saying the date is not “sacred” and President Trump should wait to deliver his message to the nation until the partial government shutdown ends. 

January 17, 2019

Freshmen Dems stumble in quest to confront McConnell on shutdown

Freshmen Democrats led by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez attempted to confront Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell in-person over government shutdown and hand-deliver a letter urging him to cave and vote to reopen the government without securing the funding to the border wall.

January 17, 2019

John Stossel: Government shutdown lessons -- We could take a chainsaw to so much of government

This government shutdown is now longer than any in history. During shutdowns, government tells “nonessential workers” not to come to work. But if they’re nonessential, then why do we pay 400,000 of them?

January 17, 2019

Jason Chaffetz: The Senate should vote to open the government, fund the wall and force Dems to vote 'nay'

There seems to be no imperative for Democrats to act in the interests of the nation or its federal employees. They have a political incentive to maximize pain for everyone.

January 16, 2019

Cardi B blasts Trump amid partial shutdown: 'Our country is in a hell hole'

Rap superstar Cardi B delivered a profanity-laced message to her followers about the ongoing partial government shutdown.

January 16, 2019

Pelosi urges Trump to delay State of the Union until government shutdown ends

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi took the extraordinary step Wednesday of urging President Trump to delay his State of the Union address until the partial government shutdown ends, or submit the address in writing.