Government shutdown live updates as Senate set to reconvene
The government shutdown stretched into Day 27 on Monday as the stalemate over how to reopen the government stretches on. Follow live updates here.
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Twenty-Seven States Preparing To Cut Off Food Assistance as Federal Funds Run Dry Due to Government Shutdown
Twenty-Seven States Preparing To Cut Off Food Assistance as Federal Funds Run Dry Due to Government Shutdown
Democrats say Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks. He’s shown little interest in doing so
WASHINGTON (AP) President Donald Trump is showing little urgency to broker a compromise that would end the government shutdown, even as Democrats insist no breakthrough is possible without his direct involvement. Three weeks in, Congress is at a standstill. The House hasn’t been in session for a month, and senators left Washington on Thursday [.].
Democrats block Defense spending bill as shutdown tensions rise
Senate Democrats voted Thursday to block the annual, full-year Defense appropriations bill, despite the measure passing out of committee with strong bipartisan support earlier this year. The vote is the latest sign of deteriorating bipartisan relations on Capitol Hill as the government shutdown drags into a third week. The Senate voted 50-44 against proceeding to the bill…