Tag: SHUTDOWN

Lane was among hundreds of federal workers who launched GoFundMe campaigns to get financial help during the shutdown. She needed help to pay her own bills and send money to help her autistic brother and mother who live in Kentucky.

President Trump spoke about getting a border funding that would include “smart physical barriers.” He also talked about beefing up of ports of entry and adding border agents.

Democrats, however, continue to say that they will not negotiate with Trump until he ends the shutdown, the longest in American history.

Still, TSA reports that, on Saturday, 99.9 percent of passengers waited less than 30 minutes and 93.8 percent waited less than 15 minutes.

Trump met a bipartisan group of lawmakers Wednesday that included seven Democrats. Two people who attended the White House meeting agreed it was “productive,” but could not say to what extent Trump was listening or moved by the conversation.

WASHINGTON (AP) — On their first day in the majority, House Democrats have passed a plan to re-open the government without funding President Donald...

Florida's large population of military and civilian workers will be back on the job Tuesday For Florida’s large group of government workers, a three day...