Tag: government shutdown
Trump unveils agreement to reopen government for 3 weeks
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump announced a deal to reopen the government for three weeks, ending a 35-day partial shutdown touched off by...
Senate extends shutdown deadlock by blocking spending measures
NEW YORK - The Senate blocked two rival proposals to reopen U.S. government agencies in largely partisan votes, leaving President Donald Trump and lawmakers...
U.S. airport screener absences triple as shutdown continues
WASHINGTON – The number of U.S. airport screeners who took unscheduled absences rose to 10 percent on Sunday, more than triple that of a...
Is the government shutdown a net positive or a net negative...
With the federal government shutdown having become the longest in history, it may be time to make some qualitative judgments about its effects, short...
The shutdown’s bad. Buckle up because it could get much worse
NEW YORK - Airport security screeners could quit en masse, grounding flights. The federal courts could stop hearing civil cases. City buses could stop running.
And...
WaPo: Furlough of SBA affects over $200M in loans for small...
PROVIDENCE – The partial federal shutdown has paused approvals of new U.S. Small Business Administration-backed loans, the Washington Post reported Friday.
The Post said that...
Top U.S. business lobby takes on Trump over shutdown, trade
NEW YORK - The U.S. Chamber of Commerce took on President Donald Trump over the partial government shutdown and trade tensions, urging him to resolve...
Shutdown puts $200M a day in federal contracts at risk
NEW YORK - If recent history is any guide, federal contractors could be out more than $200 million a day in lost or delayed revenue...
Trump says he threatened to keep government closed for years
NEW YORK - President Donald Trump confirmed that he told congressional leaders he’d keep the government closed for a year or longer if Democrats refuse...
R.I. 11th most impacted state by partial federal shutdown
PROVIDENCE – Rhode Island was the No. 11 most impacted state by the partial federal shutdown, according to a new WalletHub report released Thursday.
The report was...
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