President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill into law Wednesday night, officially ending the longest shutdown in U.S. history.The legislation will fund the government through Jan. 30 and provide money for some agencies for the rest of the fiscal year.For federal workers waiting on paychecks and local food banks helping struggling families, the bill…
is now set to become law after the House of Representatives passed the measure and sent it to President Trump’s desk. The president is expected to sign it quickly to end the 43-day stoppage — the longest in US history by over a week. The vote passed by a tally of 222-209 “We’ll be opening…
Two federal judges ruled that the Trump administration must use emergency funds to keep SNAP afloat during the shutdown. President Donald Trump visited Asia, striking a trade deal with China. Speculation about a Trump third term heated up again, despite its near impossibility. And judges made consequential rulings regarding federal workers and voter registration.Here are…
HE DID. TONIGHT, KAI MORE THAN $370 MILLION IN FEDERAL FUNDING EACH WEEK. THAT’S HOW MUCH MONEY GOVERNOR WES MOORE SAYS THE STATE OF MARYLAND RELIES ON THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FOR TO RUN THINGS LIKE HEALTH CARE, FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS. THEY WERE THINGS THAT HE ADDRESSED TONIGHT DURING THAT SPEECH TO THE STATE. THINGS THAT…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Plunged into a government shutdown, the U.S. is confronting a fresh cycle of uncertainty after President Donald Trump and Congress failed to strike an agreement to keep government programs and services running by Wednesday’s deadline. Roughly 750,000 federal workers are expected to be furloughed, some potentially fired by the Trump administration. Many…
By Nate Raymond (Reuters) -A federal judge ruled on Friday that U.S. President Donald Trump‘s administration had unlawfully directed the firing of thousands of federal workers, but he did not order their reinstatement, citing recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions. U.S. District Judge William Alsup in San Francisco stuck by his preliminary conclusion in the case…