by Jim Heath | Feb 11, 2019 | Headlines, Immigration
Key lawmakers said late today they had reached a tentative agreement over immigration rules and funding for border barriers, a deal that if signed by President Trump would avert another government shutdown set to start at week’s end. The deal falls far short of...
by Jim Heath | Jan 25, 2019 | Headlines
President Trump announced today he had reached a deal to end the 35-day government shutdown, capitulating to Democrats and suffering the biggest defeat of his political career. Trump announced a plan had been reached to reopen the government for three weeks, and said...
by Jim Heath | Jan 24, 2019 | Headlines
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said he doesn’t understand why furloughed federal employees are going to food banks – remarks that outraged many families. About 800,000 federal workers on Friday will experience their second pay period without a check as the...
by Jim Heath | Jan 24, 2019 | Headlines
The Smithsonian Institution is losing about $1million per week because of the partial government shutdown, officials say. The collection of 19 museums in Washington, DC, – the world’s largest museum, education and research complex – has been closed...
by Jim Heath | Jan 23, 2019 | Congress, Headlines, Trump
Air travel union leaders tonight released a dire warning about the government shutdown’s affect on air travel. In a joint statement, the heads of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, the Air Line Pilots Association and the Association of Flight...