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January 24, 2019

Donna Brazile: Pelosi will offer 'alternative package' in bid to end shutdown

Former Democratic National Committee chairwoman Donna Brazile told Fox News Thursday that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., would soon put forward "an alternative package" in a bid to end the ongoing partial government shutdown.

January 24, 2019

McCarthy blasts Pelosi for giving House '3-day weekend' amid government shutdown

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy on Thursday blasted Speaker Nancy Pelosi for canceling a Friday session of Congress and giving members a “three-day weekend,” after yet another failed attempt on Capitol Hill to pass bipartisan legislation to re-open the government amid the longest shutdown in U.S. history.

January 24, 2019

Shutdown fallout intensifies, as officials signal stalemate could last much longer

Furloughed federal workers are bracing to miss their second paycheck and employee unions are warning of increasingly dire consequences since the partial government shutdown began last month, as officials signal the stalemate in Washington has no end in sight.

January 24, 2019

Trump delays State of the Union: Other times the address has been postponed or not given at all

While the practice of giving an annual State of the Union address in person – and in the form of a speech – is common in modern history, that wasn’t always the case.

January 24, 2019

Dem Sen. Joe Manchin will vote yes on both GOP and Democrat proposals to end shutdown

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.V., seems to be up for any solution to end the ongoing government shutdown.

January 24, 2019

Southwest Airlines treated Oakland TSA workers to BBQ lunch

"It is a difficult time. But I tell you what, it's times like this that bring people together."

January 24, 2019

Furloughed federal workers considering career change as partial government shutdown drags on

A growing number of federal workers, fed up with the partisan gridlock on both sides, say they're ready to move on - to another career. 

January 24, 2019

Unions representing air traffic controllers, pilots and flight attendants express 'growing concern' for safety amid shutdown

“In our risk averse industry, we cannot even calculate the level of risk currently at play," the unions wrote.

January 24, 2019

Ocasio-Cortez sides with GOP in opposing Dem bill to end shutdown, citing ICE funding

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defied her party Wednesday, voting against a bill to end the partial government shutdown -- on the grounds that the proposal would fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and border security.

January 24, 2019

Republican Sen. Cory Gardner plans to break with Trump on vote to reopen government: report

Republican Sen. Cory Gardner plans to vote for a spending bill that would reopen the government – even without funding for President Trump’s border wall.