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Partial Government Shutdown Begins

Most of the U.S. government is shut down but is expected to reopen early next week

WASHINGTON — Most of the U.S. government shut down as the clock ticked over to Saturday, Jan. 31, but the funding lapse is expected to be brief.

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Partial Government Shutdown Begins as Senate Sends Spending Deal to House

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What to know about the partial government shutdown and its impact

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Partial government shutdown is all but certain this weekend

A partial government shutdown this weekend is all but certain even after a rare bipartisan agreement on funding for the Department of Homeland Security.

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US Senate votes on funding deal - but shutdown still imminent

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Partial Government Shutdown to Begin This Weekend

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House gears up to take Senate's government shutdown deal with rare Sunday meeting

The deal reached would fund all but DHS through Sept. 30, while funding DHS with a two-week extension of current spending levels to give Congress time to hash out a compromise that would include stric...

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Senate strikes deal to avoid partial government shutdown

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US Senate passes deal expected to shorten shutdown

Senate leaders scramble to save bipartisan deal and avert partial government shutdown at midnight

Democrats struck a rare deal with President Donald Trump Thursday to separate funding for the Homeland Security Department from a broad government spending bill.

Trump housing finance chief OKs more mortgage spending and adds risk for government-backed lenders

President Donald Trump’s federal housing finance director, Bill Pulte, quietly granted government-backed lenders the authority to nearly double a $200 billion bond purchase that Trump ordered to try to lower mortgage rates.

Dutch government is ordered to protect residents on Caribbean island of Bonaire from climate change

A court on Wednesday ordered the Dutch government to draw up a plan to protect residents on the tiny Caribbean island of Bonaire from the effects of climate change —

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Government shutdown offers schools a glimpse of life without an Education Department

WASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown has been a source of anxiety for school leaders wondering how long grant money will last and who can help them interpret federal laws. For Education Secretary Linda McMahon, it offers a preview of what she hopes ...

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More Americans are unhappy with the way Trump is managing the government, AP-NORC poll shows

WASHINGTON — Approval of the way President Donald Trump is managing the government has dropped sharply since early in his second term, according to a new AP-NORC poll, with much of the rising discontent coming from fellow Republicans. The survey from The ...

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US government allowed and even helped US firms sell tech used for surveillance in China, AP finds

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, left, meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) U.S. lawmakers have tried four times since September last ...

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