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Trump Announces Deal For Government To Reopen, Ending Longest Shutdown
President Donald Trump on Friday announced a deal with congressional leaders to temporarily reopen the government while talks continue on his demand for border wall money, a move expected to bring an end to the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
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US Senate Passes Spending Bill After Shutdown, House Vote Next
The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan spending bill Friday morning, but not before the federal government shut down when Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., delayed the vote past midnight to complain about the budget deficit. It was the second government shutdown in less than three weeks.
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US Shutdown, Second In 3 Weeks, Begins As Budget Bill Faces Delay
The federal government shut down for the second time in three weeks Friday, driven to the brink by acute congressional dysfunction and pushed over it by the objections of a single conservative senator.
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Facing Midnight Deadline, White House 'Prepares For Shutdown'
Hours to a midnight shutdown deadline, congressional leaders scrambled to rally support for a sweeping half-trillion-dollar spending deal Thursday amid last-minute objections from a conservative in the Senate, and attacks from left and right in the House.
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"Would Love To See Shutdown" If No Immigration Law, Says Trump
The House took an initial step Tuesday toward averting another government shutdown this week, but further progress hung on whether top leaders could finalize a sweeping deal to deliver the defense spending boost President Donald Trump has long demanded alongside an increase in domestic programs championed by Democrats.
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US Government Shuts Down On First Anniversary Of Trump's Presidency
The government shut down early Saturday morning on the first anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration after Congress failed to meet a midnight deadline to renew funding.
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Trump Announces Deal For Government To Reopen, Ending Longest Shutdown
President Donald Trump on Friday announced a deal with congressional leaders to temporarily reopen the government while talks continue on his demand for border wall money, a move expected to bring an end to the longest shutdown in U.S. history.
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US Senate Passes Spending Bill After Shutdown, House Vote Next
The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan spending bill Friday morning, but not before the federal government shut down when Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., delayed the vote past midnight to complain about the budget deficit. It was the second government shutdown in less than three weeks.
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US Shutdown, Second In 3 Weeks, Begins As Budget Bill Faces Delay
The federal government shut down for the second time in three weeks Friday, driven to the brink by acute congressional dysfunction and pushed over it by the objections of a single conservative senator.
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Facing Midnight Deadline, White House 'Prepares For Shutdown'
Hours to a midnight shutdown deadline, congressional leaders scrambled to rally support for a sweeping half-trillion-dollar spending deal Thursday amid last-minute objections from a conservative in the Senate, and attacks from left and right in the House.
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"Would Love To See Shutdown" If No Immigration Law, Says Trump
The House took an initial step Tuesday toward averting another government shutdown this week, but further progress hung on whether top leaders could finalize a sweeping deal to deliver the defense spending boost President Donald Trump has long demanded alongside an increase in domestic programs championed by Democrats.
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US Government Shuts Down On First Anniversary Of Trump's Presidency
The government shut down early Saturday morning on the first anniversary of President Donald Trump's inauguration after Congress failed to meet a midnight deadline to renew funding.
