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Trump backs two-year budget deal that boosts spending, suspends debt limit
The White House and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., reached a tentative two-year budget deal on Monday that would raise spending caps by $320 billion and suspend the debt ceiling...
Pentagon announces $1 billion transfer for border barriers, angering Democrats
The Pentagon announced Monday night that it has authorized the transfer of up to $1 billion to the Army Corps of Engineers to build additional barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border,...
Trump to demand $8.6 billion in new wall funding, setting up fresh battle with Congress
WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump on Monday will request at least another $8.6 billion in funding to build more sections of a wall along the Mexico border, setting up a...
Shutdown deal would reopen government for three weeks while border wall negotiations continue
President Donald Trump on Friday announced a deal with congressional leaders to temporarily reopen the government while talks continue on his demand for border wall money, a move expected to...
Millions face delayed tax refunds, cuts to food aid as White House scrambles to deal with shutdown
WASHINGTON - One economist predicted the implications would disproportionately hit low-income Americans who rely on government benefits or need tax refunds to pay their bills immediately.
Trump threatens to keep government shut down for “months or even years”
President Donald Trump told congressional leaders Friday that he would keep the federal government closed for "months or even years" amid a dispute over border wall funding.
President Trump invites congressional leaders to White House for border security briefing
President Donald Trump has invited congressional leaders to the White House for a briefing on border security, the first face-to-face session involving Republicans and Democrats as the partial government shutdown...
“Very possible” shutdown could last into new year, White House budget director Mick Mulvaney says
The partial shutdown paralyzing large portions of the federal government may last into January, when Democrats retake control of the House, the White House acknowledged Sunday, as negotiations over funding...
Pelosi, Schumer to meet with Trump, offer $1.3 billion for border as shutdown looms
Democratic leaders plan to offer President Donald Trump $1.3 billion in funding for a border fence when they meet Tuesday at the White House, a bid that falls far short...
House GOP plan would cut Medicare, Social Security to balance budget
House Republicans released a budget proposal Tuesday that would balance in nine years - but only by making large cuts to entitlement programs, including Medicare and Social Security, that President...