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Mitch McConnell Is About to Steamroll Democrats with Another 30 Conservative Judges By the End of the Year
While Democrats obsess over impeachment, McConnell and Trump are packing the courts for a generation.
Trump's 2020 budget is setting up yet another fight over his border wall
The president wants billions more in border wall funding than the $5.7 billion denied by Congress in December.
House votes to block Trump's national emergency declaration
To Dems and some Republicans, Trump’s action represents an unconstitutional power grab.
9 of the most bizarre moments from Trump's rambling border wall press conference
Here’s a (non-exhaustive) list of the many outlandish moments.
Progressive Freshman Lawmakers to Vote No on Spending Bill That Would Fund ICE
Congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Ayanna Pressley, Ilhan Omar, and Rashida Tlaib will vote against a bipartisan bill because it increases funding to the Department of Homeland Security.
Life is a living hell for conservatives in Pelosi's Washington
The bipartisan spending deal is forcing conservatives to confront their new role in Washington: "The leverage is gone."
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Trump will have to accept $1.3 billion for border fencing to avoid another shutdown
"Any Republican that supports this garbage compromise, you will have to explain."
Democrats are starting to flex a little on “barrier” funding — just don’t call it a wall
“There are certain people who are going to say, ‘We want $5.7 billion for a wall’ — it’s not going to happen. That’s off completely.”
Government Workers Are Still Waiting on Payouts from the 2013 Shutdown
As federal employees sue for damages from the longest government shutdown in history, the victims of the last shutdown are still waiting to get paid.
Pollster Frank Luntz said this panel on the shutdown might be the most hostile he's ever held
Luntz convened a group of 13 people of both parties in Los Angeles, to pose the question: Who’s to blame for the longest government shutdown in U.S. history?
Congress wants to know if Trump officials broke a Civil War-era law during the shutdown
The Antideficiency Act bans the federal government from spending money not appropriated by the legislative branch.
What Happens if the Magnetic North Pole Keeps Rushing Toward Siberia?
On Monday, the World Magnetic Model was updated to account for the north pole’s eccentric behavior, after a delay caused by the US federal shutdown.
