The US Congress is at a crossroads days before a disruptive federal shutdown that would halt paychecks for many of the federal government's roughly 2 million employees
The border wall to stem illegal immigration was a signature pledge from Trump's 2016 campaign
Wall Street traders aren't the only ones who rely on government economic data
A Trump adviser said the president's view of Pelosi has not changed
The partial shutdown of the US government, now in its 34th day, is the longest in history
The annual tax filing season for Americans to file their 2018 returns is scheduled to open on Jan 28 and run through April 15
Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives floated the idea of ending the partial government shutdown by giving Trump most or all of the money he seeks for security
Customs, tax and emergency management officials are all among the crowd, having gone unemployed since December 22
Trump administration is trying to conduct advance preparation for an address in the House Chambers
A senior Republican Senate aide said it was unlikely Republicans would sign on to the short-term funding bill, and that even if they did, the president would not sign it
In 2013, the government repaid even furloughed workers what they would have earned had the shutdown not happened
There is little hope that the broad divide between Trump and Democrats over his demand for more than $5 billion for a border wall would be bridged anytime soon
White House signals that talks to reopen the federal government could produce an agreement between Republicans and Democrats.
The mess has contributed to worries over the outlook for the US economy in 2019, following a surging 2018 performance
On Sunday, a top Trump aide said the shutdown could continue to January 3, when the new Congress convenes and Democrats take control of the House
Both sides spent Saturday dug into their positions over the terms of reopening the nine government departments whose funding expired after Friday night
The partial US government shutdown is set to stretch on through Christmas as the Senate adjourned with no deal in sight to end the impasse over funding for Donald Trump's wall on the US-Mexico border. Having postponed his holiday trip to Florida to continue talks after operations for several key US agencies ceased at 12:01 am (0501 GMT), Trump warned Saturday morning that "it could be a long stay." "I am in the White House, working hard," the Republican president tweeted. "We are negotiating with the Democrats on desperately needed Border Security (Gangs, Drugs, Human Trafficking & more) but it could be a long stay." Trump has dug in on his demand for USD 5 billion for construction of the wall on the US border with Mexico. Democrats are staunchly opposed, and the absence of an elusive deal meant federal funds for dozens of agencies lapsed at midnight Friday. The House of Representatives and the Senate resumed discussions at noon on Saturday, but the latter chamber adjourned ...
Senate rules dictate that Majority Leader Mitch McConnell can declare a new session at midnight at the earliest, then hold a procedural vote on the spending bill one hour into the new day
If Republicans and Democrats are unable to resolve their differences, federal agencies could remain partially closed
The shutdown that began at midnight Friday could touch almost every aspect of American life