Senate defeats government funding measure as shutdown hits Day 9

The Senate on Thursday voted for a seventh time to block a House-passed bill to reopen the federal government, as only three members of the Democratic caucus joined Republicans in voting to ...

White House says mass layoffs of federal workers have begun. Shutdown updates.

The federal government shutdown rolled on to Day 10 on Friday as Donald Trump and congressional Republicans and Democrats ...

Sen. Alex Padilla Says His Viral Moment Was a Sign of Things to Come

The California politician on his “wake-up call” at an earlier moment of political upheaval, and the one he’s experiencing ...

Senate rejects dueling government funding bills on Day 6 of shutdown

The Senate on Monday pushed the government shutdown to the one-week mark as Democrats blocked the GOP’s “clean” stopgap funding bill from advancing for a fifth time. Senators ...
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Government Shutdown: White House Considers Not Paying Furloughed Federal Workers Once Government Reopens

The White House suggested Tuesday furloughed federal workers might not receive back pay once the government reopens, as the partisan stalemate over the shutdown enters its seventh day. President ...