The Government Shutdown Stakes for Republicans

The Government Shutdown Stakes for Republicans

Republicans Can End the Government Shutdown Today

The longest federal government shutdown in American history is 35 days, spanning December 2018 and January 2019. Technically, it was a partial shutdown because appropriations for some agencies were approved before the beginning of Fiscal Year 2019. It is also the only government shutdown directly instigated by a President of the United States, one Donald J. Trump, who wanted to hold the government hostage until Congress agreed to give him billio…

The Goverment Shutdown Has Begun – 850 WFTL

The federal government shut down at midnight as Republicans and Democrats blame each other.  It’s the15th government shutdown since 1981, and there’s no end in sight as Democratic lawmakers demand health care policy changes that President Trump and Republicans have refused to entertain.   Democrats and Republicans each had their own spending bills that failed to get passed on the Senate floor yesterday.   Tens of thousands of federal workers wil…