government funding

President Donald Trump Gives Oval Office Address On Border Security

In a rare primetime Oval Office address, President Donald Trump called on Congress to provide $5.7 billion in border wall funding and blamed Democrats for the ongoing partial government shutdown.
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Trump Signs Omnibus Spending Package To Fund Government Through September

The president had threatened a veto just hours earlier.
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The Federal Government Is Still Shut Down. Here's How We Got Here.

The government shut down on the one-year anniversary of Trump’s presidency over an impasse on immigration.
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Republicans Release Bill To Keep Government Open, Add Money To Defense

It also includes funding for Flint, Michigan, and expedited consideration of the waiver needed to make Gen. James Mattis the Defense Secretary.
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Dems Warn Of Looming Shutdown Showdown

With funding for the federal government expiring Friday, Democrats warned that Republicans have not bothered to negotiate with them, and warned they would not just accept a last-minute bill laden with irrelevant add-ons.
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Mitch McConnell Wants To Put Off A Real Budget Even Longer

The Senate majority leader is jockeying for position with Trump’s White House.
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Senate Votes To Consider Funding Bill No One Has Seen

The measure would fund the government and efforts to combat Zika.
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Republicans Want To Use Zika Funding Bill To Keep Truckers On The Road Longer

Add-on provision could let truckers work more than 80 hours a week.
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The Export-Import Bank Provision That Could Be A Problem In Government Funding Negotiations

A provision to allow the Export-Import Bank to make loans above $10 million could provide lawmakers with some last-minute fireworks.
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Senate Democrats Want A Clean Slate For The Next President

They're confident of a Hillary Clinton victory and don't want to hamstring the new administration.
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