Shutdown
The Senate will vote on competing bills to end the shutdown. Both are likely to fail.
Neither bill is expected to pass the 60-vote threshold.
Trump offers temporary protections for Dreamers for a border wall. Dems aren't having it.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called the deal a "non-starter."
As federal staffers go without paychecks, Congress goes on vacation
Nobody in Washington is even trying to end the partial government shutdown.
Trump's Shutdown Is a Savage Assault on the Working Class
People who aren't rich and don't spend their lives trying to get rich are the ones getting screwed.
A man with a gun in his carry-on was able to board a flight from Atlanta to Tokyo
The TSA rejected the notion that the security lapse had anything to do with the federal shutdown.
Border Patrol Union Just Deleted a Webpage Saying a Wall Would Be 'Wasting Taxpayer Money'
Digital archives show that the page was deleted after the union's president supported building a border wall with Donald Trump in the White House Briefing Room.
The Government Shutdown Is Bad For Beers and Breweries, Too
"Some breweries are in a real quagmire, particularly those that are unable to open until they get federal approval.”
“Bye-bye”: Trump walked out of shutdown talks with Democrats but also gave them candy
“Just left a meeting with Chuck and Nancy, a total waste of time,” Trump wrote on Twitter.
The shutdown has nearly crippled these domestic violence shelters
Tennessee homes have cut programs and taken out loans, fearing they won't receive reimbursements at the end of the month.
Gamblers Made $270,000 Betting That Trump Would Lie a Bunch in His Address
"We knew we were in trouble early with this one," a bookmaker said.
Here's What Would Happen if Trump Declared a National Emergency to Build a Wall
It would set off a legal battle and lead to the executive branch clawing away even more power from Congress. But Trump might get away with it.