Lawmakers are returning to the Capitol on Saturday in the hopes of finding a deal to end the partial government shutdown that began at midnight, but major differences remain over funding for President Trump's border wall.
The federal government is in the midst of a partial shutdown, leading to some agencies furloughing workers and others keeping essential staff on the job. Niv Elis has a guide to which agencies and workers are set to be impacted by the shutdown, and which ones will emerge unscathed.
President Trump took aim at the Federal Reserve this week, a move that skeptics said betrayed nervousness about the political dangers of a slowing economy and declining stock market, Niall Stanage writes.
Congress is poised to head home for Christmas after a lame-duck session marked by a partisan showdown that led to a government shutdown — as well as the surprising passage of a handful of bipartisan bills, Scott Wong and Mike Lillis report.
Don Young had had enough. House lawmakers were in the midst of a marathon voting session on Thursday when the cantankerous Alaska Republican stormed down the aisle of the House floor and began screaming at Rep. Doug Collins (R-Ga.), who was presiding over the chamber, to close down the vote, Scott Wong and Melanie Zanona report.
Scores of lame-duck lawmakers are temporarily working out of makeshift cubicles in the House basement — a place that some staffers jokingly refer to as “loser town.” GOP-led committees are slashing their staffs in preparation for smaller budgets next year. Welcome to life in the minority, Melanie Zanona and Juliegrace Brufke write.
When Florida voters approved a sweeping ballot initiative last month to restore the voting rights of some felons, advocates rejoiced in the expectation that more than a million people would soon have the chance to add their names to the voter rolls, Max Greenwood writes.
Allies to Joe Biden say Rep. Beto O'Rourke could pose a significant threat to the former vice president if both men choose to run for the White House, Amie Parnes reports.
Deutsche Bank is facing a perilous 2019 with fresh scrutiny from Democratic lawmakers over the German financial titan’s dealings with President Trump, Sylvan Lane writes.
President Trump signed his much-anticipated tax overhaul bill into law on Dec. 22, 2017. One year later, it has fallen short of GOP expectations on several fronts, Naomi Jagoda reports.
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