WASHINGTON (AP) — With only hours to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation to avoid a partial federal shutdown and keep the government funded through Dec. 3. Congress had passed the bill earlier Thursday. The legislation averts one crisis, but efforts to stave off a second crisis seem likely to continue for the next couple…
By DEB RIECHMANN , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Two days after the record-long shutdown ended, the White House made clear Sunday that President Donald Trump is prepared to shutter the government again without a border wall deal from Congress. The president’s standoff with Democrats on Capitol Hill is far from over and the clock…
By JILL COLVIN, LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Submitting to mounting pressure amid growing disruption, President Donald Trump signed a bill Friday to reopen the government for three weeks, backing down from his demand that Congress give him money for his border wall before federal agencies get back to…
By JILL COLVIN and LISA MASCARO , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s proposal to reopen the government, sweetened with immigration provisions that are aimed at mollifying Democrats but that have alienated some conservatives, is headed for Senate action, its prospects uncertain. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell will try to muscle through the…
Eureka, MO (KTRS) An area restaurant is reaching out to help those impacted by the partial government shutdown. Michelle’s Bistro and Cafe in Eureka will offer free meals to affected government workers on Monday between 8 a.m. and 2 p.m. “We support them. We are behind them.” said owner Michelle Johnson. Those patrons must present…
By CATHERINE LUCEY, MATTHEW LEE, ZEKE MILLER and LISA MASCARO , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — She imperiled his State of the Union address. He denied her a plane to visit troops abroad. The shutdown battle between President Donald Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is playing out as a surreal game of constitutional brinkmanship,…
By GILLIAN FLACCUS , Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Just two months after a wildfire wiped out Paradise, California, officials are gearing up for this year’s fire season and fear the government shutdown could make it even more difficult than one of the worst in history. The winter months are critical for wildfire managers…
BBy JEFF MARTIN , Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A day after travelers waited nearly 90 minutes in snail-speed security lines at the world’s busiest airport, Atlanta’s mayor is concerned about the waits that could result when the city hosts the 2019 Super Bowl. The ongoing partial government shutdown is “uncharted territory” amid planning for…
By JONATHAN LEMIRE , Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — President Donald Trump urged farmers Monday to stick with him even as many grapple with the impact of his trade war with China and the partial government shutdown. “No one understands better than our great farmers that the tough choices we make today reap rewards…
By CATHERINE LUCEY, LISA MASCARO and ZEKE MILLER , Associated Press MCALLEN, Texas (AP) — Taking the shutdown fight to the Mexican border, President Donald Trump edged closer Thursday to declaring a national emergency in an extraordinary end run around Congress to fund his long-promised border wall. Pressure was mounting to find an escape hatch…