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Senate Democrats to consider Republican offer as record US shutdown drags on

Cs news9 months ago06 mins

By David Morgan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Senate Democrats moved to center stage in the U.S. government shutdown drama on Thursday, as they met behind closed doors to consider what the chamber’s top Republican said was an offer to reopen shuttered federal agencies as early as this weekend. On the 37th day of the…

White House says no shutdown-related layoffs yet, but warns they could come

Cs news10 months ago08 mins

By David Morgan, Andy Sullivan, Steve Holland and Nolan D. McCaskill WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The White House on Monday backed off President Donald Trump‘s assertion that government employees were already being laid off due to the shutdown, but warned job losses could result as the standoff looked set to stretch into a seventh day. The Republican-led…