Government Shutdown

Congress Averts Shutdown, Passes a Five Month $1.1 Trillion Spending Package

By Eric Pianin

GOP and Democratic negotiators struck a final deal over the weekend for a roughly $1.1 trillion spending package to carry the government through the remainder of the fiscal year – a plan that...
Renewed Fight Over Obamacare Could Prompt Government Shutdown

By Eric Pianin

The bitter partisan warfare over health care reform intensified on Thursday when congressional Democrats threatened to shut down the government this weekend if House Republicans try to move forward...
12 Reasons Another Government Shutdown Would Hurt the Country

By Eric Pianin

The last time the federal government was shut down nearly four years ago, hundreds of adults and children were temporarily denied access to National Institutes of Health (NIH) cancer clinical trials...
Can Trump’s Wall Really Pay for Itself Over 10 Years?

By Rob Garver

The original plan for President Trump’s border wall, repeated ad nauseam on the campaign trail, was that it would be paid for by Mexico. On Sunday, though, Attorney General Jeff Sessions floated a...
Trump Pushes Congress to the Wall to Avoid a Government Shutdown

By Rob Garver

The already-complicated effort to avert a government shutdown on April 29 is taking on another layer of complexity, with the White House demanding that any spending measure that funds the federal...

Why You Might Not Get Your Tax Refund on Time This Year

By Rob Garver

Every year, millions of Americans anxiously await the annual infusion of cash from the Internal Revenue Service when it pays back excess withholding from the previous year. However, according to the...
After Their Break, Congress Will Have 4 Days to Avoid a Shutdown

By Eric Pianin and Rob Garver

When members of the House of Representatives return to Washington from a nearly three-week break at the end of the month, they will have left themselves just four legislative days to come to some...
Trump Hands Democrats Another Reason to Shut Down the Government

By Rob Garver

With representatives of both major parties making optimistic noises about their ability to come together on a bill that would allow the government to remain open once the current temporary spending...
The Clock Is Ticking on a Government Shutdown: 5 Things You Need to Know

By Rob Garver

As Congress prepares to leave town for another break, the Senate has been focused on the effort to confirm (or deny) Neil Gorsuch as a justice of the Supreme Court. The GOP House is desperate to show...
Why Another Government Shutdown Is Suddenly in the Cards

By Rob Garver

The clock is already ticking on the Trump administration and House Speaker Paul Ryan’s next showdown with recalcitrant Republican lawmakers.

17 Billion Reasons This Oil CEO Says His Company Grew Despite Him

By Beth Braverman

Most CEOs are happy to take credit for the success of their company, but Continental Resources CEO Harold Hamm is claiming his company’s explosive growth is due to factors beyond his control. That’s...
‘Clean’ Debt Ceiling Bill Squeaks by House

By Robert Costa and PAUL KANE and ED O'KEEFE, The Washington Post

The House passed a yearlong suspension of the Treasury’s debt limit Tuesday in a vote that left Republicans once again ceding control to Democrats, following a collapse in support for an earlier...
Has the GOP’s Debt Ceiling Fever Really Broken?

By Eric Pianin

The House will vote Tuesday night on a bill to raise the debt ceiling – a measure that will be unencumbered by any of the Republicans’ previous demands. House GOP leaders decided to hold the vote...
Business Groups Warn GOP to Drop Debt Ceiling Battle

By Rob Garver

On the same day that Treasury Secretary Jack Lew urged Democrats to stand firm in demanding that Republicans allow a “clean” increase in the limit on federal borrowing, a coalition of business groups...
Mitch McConnell Hints at Another Debt Ceiling Showdown

By Eric Pianin

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) on Sunday indicated the Republicans will try once again to gain a major legislative concession from President Obama over raising the debt ceiling,...

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