US EditionThis week: Senate returns with clock ticking toward shutdown
The shutdown halts non-essential federal operations, furloughing around 750,000 workers daily and delaying $400 million in compensation, amid disputes over healthcare and border funding.
- The US federal government entered a shutdown after Congress failed to pass a spending bill, affecting upwards of 700,000 federal employees who will be furloughed.
- Essential services like the FBI and CIA will continue operating, but many government functions will be frozen until a spending deal is reached.
- Democrats are demanding healthcare subsidies in negotiations, which has contributed to the deadlock and the ongoing shutdown situation.
824 Articles
824 Articles
MACDONALD: Happy Shutdown Day! - Granite Grok
Dems just shut down the government so the guy waving the Mexican Flag, surrounded by rioters and burning cars in LA, could have free health care. Remember when that narcissistic ass, Barry Obama, signed ObamaCare into law? There was this pause, and he was like, See, nothing happened. But it sure as hell did, and ... Read more The post MACDONALD: Happy Shutdown Day! appeared first on Granite Grok.
What a federal government shutdown means for Illinois
After Congress late Tuesday failed to reach an agreement to prevent a federal government shutdown, funding for federal agencies ended at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday. What that means is that while government offices continue to stay open for their most important operations, so-called nonessential work is suspended, paychecks are not issued and many workers are furloughed until Congress approves a new funding plan. President Donald Trump has amped up the…
Solano Supes updated on shutdown impacts
While the federal government shut down due to congressional spending gridlock on Wednesday, the Solano County government and the governments of cities in the county will continue to operate nearly as normal during the early days of the shutdown. Should the shutdown extend, however, federal funds and programs will continue to dry up in the county, leaving local governments with even less help to provide a social safety net. Solano County PIO Matt…
Dems Shut Down Government To Protect Healthcare For Illegal Aliens
Credit: (Screenshot), Associated Press, via YouTube The federal government partially shut down early Wednesday after U.S. Senators failed to pass a funding stopgap Tuesday evening. Democrats withheld the votes necessary for Republicans’ Continuing Resolution to pass, triggering the shutdown at 12:01 a.m. It’s the first time in six years that lawmakers have let money for federal agencies lapse. “This is not a shutdown that makes any sense at all…
Coverage Details
Bias Distribution
- 51% of the sources are Center
Factuality
To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium
