Shutdowns delay payments, though the cost to stop and then restart certain government activities sometimes costs more than continuing those operations.. Federal deficits have come under increased scrutiny following criticism from Democrats of the 2017 tax law. ..…

The result is that every one of the party’s candidates stays quiet when fellow Democrats suggest that American voters who support Israel are guilty of treason. But Democratic White House hopefuls should remember that John F. Kennedy confronted similar prejudice during his 1960 presidential..…

But the third party in the talks, the business-friendly Free Democrats, broke off negotiations before a government could be formed. . ..…

This includes most Republicans (92 percent), Independents (78 percent) and Democrats (60 percent). . The New Mexico bill is similar to a New York state measure that Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed into law in January. ..…

Senate Majority Leader, Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, and Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, D-Bronx, walk past Senate Chamber while heading to meeting with New York Gov. ... Senate Republican Leader John Flanagan, R-Suffolk, urged Democrats on Wednesday to hit pause on the..…