Tag: shutdown
DHS shutdown to continue after House rejects Senate deal
(The Center Square) – Republicans in the U.S. House quashed any hopes that the 42-day shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security would end...
DHS shutdown continues as US Senate Democrats block funding bill
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- The Senate failed to end the partial government shutdown on Friday as Democrats — for the second time in...
Trump slams Democrats for shutting down DHS amid terrorism threats
(The Daily Signal) -- President Donald Trump slammed congressional Democrats for holding out on funding the Department of Homeland Security amid threats of terrorism...
Schumer vows Senate Dems won’t support Department of Homeland Security funding...
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- Hours after Border Patrol fatally shot an armed man Saturday in Minneapolis, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said he...
5,000 dead people getting SNAP; 500,000 receiving benefits twice: Rollins
The secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) said in a recent interview that the department found that 500,000 people are registered twice...
EXCLUSIVE: Emmer calls on Democrats to ‘stand with America’s veterans’ and...
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer says the best way Congress can honor America’s veterans is by ending the ongoing federal government shutdown.
“We are the...
End to government shutdown in sight after senators make funding deal
(The Center Square) – U.S. senators finally broke the government funding impasse Sunday night, voting 60-40 to advance a bill ending the government shutdown.
The...
Democrats’ shutdown becomes everyone’s problem with flight cancellations right before Thanksgiving
(Daily Caller News Foundation) -- Americans will feel the impacts of the government shutdown almost all Democratic senators have consistently voted to prolong —...
Longest government shutdown in history continues as Klobuchar stands by Schumer...
Since Oct. 1, the federal government has been shut down because the U.S. Senate failed to pass a continuing resolution to fund the government....
Minnesota lawmaker: ‘Time to investigate why SNAP issuances rose so dramatically’
As Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients brace for potential benefit interruptions during the ongoing federal government shutdown, Minnesota is drawing attention for something...