Government unlikely to get fully back to business for days
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is expected to remain partially closed past Christmas Day in a protracted standoff over President Donald Trump’s demand forRead More
Open and closed: shutdown’s varied impact on parks, tourists
NEW YORK (AP) — The huddled masses are still able to visit the Statue of Liberty. The Grand Canyon is open for business. The governmentRead More
Trump signs sweeping criminal justice bill
WASHINGTON (AP) — With a government shutdown just hours away, President Donald Trump on Friday signed rare bipartisan legislation addressing concerns with the criminal justiceRead More
Houses passes Alzheimer’s Bill backed by Maine senator
BANGOR, Maine (AP) — The U.S. House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan bill co-authored by Maine’s Republican senator that promises to improve Alzheimer’s diseaseRead More
US envoy to anti-IS coalition quits over Trump’s Syria move
WASHINGTON (AP) — Brett McGurk, the U.S. envoy to the global coalition fighting the Islamic State group, has resigned in protest over President Donald Trump’sRead More
Holiday-season gridlock in DC brings partial federal closure
WASHINGTON (AP) — Christmas-season gridlock descended on the nation’s capital Saturday like an unwelcomed present just before the holiday as America’s elected leaders partially closedRead More
Shutdown due at midnight after lawmakers fail to reach deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — White House negotiators left the Capitol late Friday, and the House and Senate adjourned without a spending deal, all but ensuring aRead More
Trump, Democrats dug in as government heads for shutdown
WASHINGTON (AP) — Racing toward a partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump’s top envoys were dispatched to Capitol Hill as he dug in Friday inRead More
Justice Ginsburg has surgery to remove cancerous growths
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery Friday to remove two malignant growths in her left lung, the third time the Supreme Court’sRead More
Senate unanimously votes to make lynching a federal crime
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has unanimously approved bipartisan legislation that would make lynching a federal crime. The effort was led by two Democratic senatorsRead More