by admin | Apr 29, 2017 | peopleNews
By Richard Cowan | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The Republican-led Congress averted a U.S. government shutdown on Friday and gave lawmakers another week to work out federal spending through Sept. 30, with tricky issues like defense spending still unresolved. The Senate... by admin | Apr 28, 2017 | peopleNews
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump downplayed the severity of a potential government shutdown on Thursday, just two days shy of a deadline for Congress to reach a spending deal to avert temporary layoffs of federal workers. "We'll see what happens. If there's a... by admin | Apr 28, 2017 | peopleNews
By Richard Cowan and Amanda Becker | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The U.S. Congress is set to debate legislation that would extend until May 5 the deadline for a deal on federal spending through September and head off a feared government shutdown at midnight on Friday. The... by admin | Apr 26, 2017 | peopleNews
By Susan Cornwell and Richard Cowan | WASHINGTON WASHINGTON The threat of a U.S. government shutdown this weekend appeared to recede on Tuesday after President Donald Trump backed away from a demand that Congress include funding for his planned border wall with Mexico... by admin | Apr 25, 2017 | politicsNews
WASHINGTON The U.S. government's costs could increase by $2.3 billion in 2018 if Congress and President Donald Trump decide not to fund Obamacare-related payments to health insurers, according to a study released Tuesday by the Kaiser Family Foundation. The payments... 