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House Democrats pass funding plan without wall, Trump digs in
On their first day in the majority, House Democrats on Thursday night passed a plan to re-open the government without funding President Donald Trump's promised border wall.
House GOP approves Trump’s wall money as shutdown looms
President Donald Trump's demand for border wall funds hurled the federal government closer to a shutdown as the Republican-led House approved a package Thursday with his $5.7 billion request that...
Trump rejects bill to avoid shutdown, forcing GOP scramble
After a rare lashing from conservatives, President Donald Trump declared Thursday he would not sign a bill to keep funding the government because it fails to provide billions for a...
Senate approves bill to keep government running into 2019
The Senate approved legislation Wednesday to temporarily fund the government, a key step toward averting a federal shutdown after President Donald Trump backed off his demand for money for a...
Trump appears to back off his demand for $5B for border wall
Congress on Wednesday headed toward a short-term budget measure to keep the government open after President Donald Trump appeared to back off his demand for $5 billion for a U.S.-Mexico...
White House pulls back from shutdown threat over border wall funds
The White House on Tuesday appeared to inch away from forcing a partial government shutdown over funding for a southern border wall, with Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders saying there...
Little if any progress as partial government shutdown looms
The fight over President Donald Trump's $5 billion wall funds has deepened, threatening a partial government shutdown in a standoff that has become increasingly common in Washington.
Trump says military to build border wall if Democrats refuse
President Donald Trump sought Tuesday to pressure Democratic congressional leaders into supporting his demand for billions of dollars to build his promised wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, threatening to have...
House passes bill to drop legal protections for gray wolves
The Republican-controlled House passed a bill Friday to drop legal protections for gray wolves across the lower 48 states, reopening a lengthy battle over the predator species.
Lawmakers debate fix after Land and Water Conservation Fund fund lapses
A popular program that supports conservation and outdoor recreation projects across the country expired after Congress could not agree on language to extend it.