Governor Reeves reacts to ongoing government shutdown
Mississippi state officials are reacting to the ongoing stalemate in Washington as the government shut down enters a new week. Governor Reeves taking to social media on Monday, criticizing…
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Republicans and Democrats at an impasse as government shutdown enters sixth day
By JOSH BOAK WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican and Democratic lawmakers have provided few public signs of meaningful negotiations to break an impasse on reopening the federal government as the shutdown entered its sixth day on Monday. President Donald Trump, when asked on Sunday…
Government funding vote fails again in Senate as hopes fade for quick end to shutdown
By STEPHEN GROVES, MARY CLARE JALONICK and MATT BROWN Associated Press The Senate fails to advance a Republican bill that would reopen the government. Most Democratic senators are voting against the bill as they demand that Congress take up health…
Looming health insurance spikes for millions are at the heart of the government shutdown
By ALI SWENSON and MARY CLARE JALONICK WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government shut down Wednesday, with Democratic lawmakers insisting that any deal address their health care demands and Republicans saying those negotiations can happen after the government is funded. At issue are tax credits that have made…
Congress set to act quickly to temporarily reopen government
Congress is expected to quickly pass legislation that would temporarily reopen the government after President Donald Trump announced a deal to end the record 35-day partial federal shutdown. The Senate is set to act first, with the House following later…