Competing proposals to reopen the federal government each garnered majority support in the Senate on Thursday afternoon, but both failed to secure the necessary 60 votes to break an impasse that has dragged on for more than a month and cut off pay for 800,000 public employees. . ..…

With a strong assist from Permian Basin production, America during the final week of November became a net oil exporter for the first time since the federal government began keeping records 75 years ago. ... The new rules also empower the states to work more closely with the..…

Bundy and his sympathizers believe the federal government lacks constitutional authority to own and manage federal public lands. ..…

In addition, the federal government provides needed training, equipment, and funding to state and local law enforcement agencies – support that is now threatened by the ongoing shutdown. ... Instead, we call on Congress and the Trump administration to reopen the federal..…

The strike began on Mon., Jan 14, and lasted all that week through four days of steady rain until the skies cleared on Fri. ..…

There is point at which there is breaking point, said Peter Neffenger, TSA during Obama Administration, and Vice Admiral of Coast Guard, ing up to work every day... ..…

The squabble over State of Union speech appears to be over, after the US president conceded that he would not deliver the annual address until the government shutdown ends... ..…

By far the longest shutdown ever for the federal government, Val Demings, sending it into week,.. ..…

Unlike the federal government, a state-level government shutdown in Pennsylvania is unlikely because a court decision mandates that state employees must be paid as long as the state is still collecting tax revenue, Charlton added. . ..…

WASHINGTON — President Trump said late Wednesday that he would deliver his State of the Union address once the federal government reopens, capping a day of brinkmanship with Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who told the president that he was not welcome to deliver the speech in the House chamber..…

Indeed, the track record of U.S interventions is poor, especially for Iraqi and Iranian people. ..…

Buckley also scolded a law professor from the University of Wisconsin who urged the federal government to take over the educational system of any state that closed public schools, in order to avoid integrating them. ..…

Constitution because it did not put enough limits on the new federal government, stating:”There is no declaration of rights, and the laws of the general government being paramount to the laws and constitution of the several states, the declarations of rights in the separate states are no..…

As Du Bois explained in Black Reconstruction about the defeat of the post-Civil War Reconstruction policies that briefly put the power of the federal government behind equal rights for the freed slaves: . ..…

China has its own China Infrastructure Bank and has established Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, including Australia, New Zealand and Saudi Arabia. ..…

But beyond providing funds for the federal government, the bill would also restore funding to organizations that provide abortions overseas, which stands in direct contravention to the many recent decisions that have prevented taxpayers’ money from financing abortions. . ..…

“In the face of a federal government intent on rolling back Roe v. Wade and women’s reproductive rights, I promised that we would enact this critical legislation within the first 30 days of the new session – and we got it done.” . ..…

. — The federal government agreed Wednesday to allow federally funded foster care agencies in South Carolina to deny services to same-sex or non-Christian couples. . ... “The federal government has a compelling interest in ensuring federal contractors are providing..…

This shutdown has farther-reaching effects for the federal government to attract talent in the form of recent college grads or those interested in transitioning from the private sector. ..…

And the ÖVP – which has been in federal government for 47 years since 1945 – is a well-oiled tool of the capitalists’ state apparatus, tied by a thousand threats to the big corporations. . ..…

Here in the US, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has canceled President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address as the federal government shutdown continues. ... The White House acting Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney has in the meantime requested federal government agencies to..…

According to the Daily Post, Billi is urging Nigeria’s federal government to help EYN rebuild the church branches razed by Boko Haram terrorists since 2009. . ..…

On day 34 of the government shutdown U.S history, Senate blocked both President Trump's and Democratic plans to reopen the government.. ..…

The law creating the Commission requires full notice of the time and place of each hearing to be posted on a Federal government Web site (most likely the Commission’s own site, Inspire2serve.gov) at least 14 days in advance: . ..…

The shutdown has affected a quarter of the federal government and forced 800,000 federal workers to miss their paychecks. . . . ... In New York, the longest-ever federal government shutdown has already turned into a full-blown crisis where social benefits, transportation..…

These reports shed light on the striking complacency in the “mainstream” media over Trump’s threats to declare a national emergency, using the pretext of his conflict with congressional Democrats over funding of a border wall, which has led to a three-week-long partial shutdown of the federal..…

Senator Jeff Merkley said Monday that if Oregon provides aid, he'll seek reimbursement from the federal government.. ..…

Other former DHS chiefs who added their signatures Tom Ridge, Michael Chertoff, Janet Napolitano, and Jeh Johnson. DOWN, TO GO Armed with Supreme Court, Trump Administration is seeking injunctive relief to clear the last impediment to imposing ban on military service on most, and not all, transgender troops....…