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  • Senator Ben Cardin (D-MD) arrives at Democratic Party caucus meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., January 19, 2018. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas/ File Photo

    Factbox: What happens in a U.S. government shutdown?

    By Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker and Richard Cowan and Susan Cornwell and Amanda Becker, Reuters

    In shutdowns, nonessential government employees are furloughed, or placed on temporary unpaid leave. Workers deemed essential, including those dealing with public safety and national security, keep...

  • FILE PHOTO - Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin listens as U.S. President Donald Trump hosts a tax reform industry meeting at the White House in Washington, U.S., October 31, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

    Trump Tries to Sell Tax Reform to Democrats

    By David Morgan, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump intensified his efforts to sell Democrats on his tax reform plan on Wednesday even as Senate Republicans edged closer to passing a budget measure that...

  • U.S. President Donald Trump speaks about the Iran nuclear deal in the Diplomatic Room of the White House in Washington, U.S., October 13, 2017. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

    Senate Republicans Gain Crucial Support for Budget Vital to Tax Reform

    By David Morgan, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Senate Republicans on Monday gained crucial support for a vote on a budget resolution that is vital to President Donald Trump's hopes of signing sweeping tax reform...

  • FILE PHOTO: Senator John Barrasso (R-WY) speaks during a press conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 12, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts

    No Talk of Ousting Speaker Ryan, Key Conservative Says

    By Reuters

    Many Republicans are unhappy with the deal President Donald Trump reached last week with Democratic leaders to raise the government's debt ceiling and allow it to continue financing federal spending...

  • FILE PHOTO: The U.S. Capitol Building is lit at sunset in Washington, U.S., December 20, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo

    Congress sends Trump disaster aid, debt limit increase

    By Richard Cowan and Amanda Becker, Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill to provide disaster aid, extend the debt ceiling and fund the federal government for three months on Friday, delivering on...

  • Government Shutdown: A Guide for Consumers

    By Eric Pianin and Brianna Ehley

    In Washington on Tuesday morning, hundreds of thousands of federal workers were given a few hours to clear off their desks and head home to an uncertain future as the first day of the government...

  • Huge GOP Misread on How Voters Feel About Shutdown

    By Josh Boak, The Fiscal Times

    House Republicans claim the American people oppose both a shutdown and Obamacare. "The American people don't want the government shut down, and they don't want Obamacare," House Speaker John Boehner...

  • U.S. Government Is Closed Until Further Notice

    By Josh Boak and Eric Pianin, The Fiscal Times

    This government shutdown has been brewing for three years – and now it’s happening. The 2010 election set the wheels in motion when Republicans gained control of the House, while President Obama and...

  • Bigger Risk for Investors: Congress or Complacency?

    By Suzanne McGee, The Fiscal Times

    The headwinds that stocks have encountered have made this year a bumpy one for investors, but the long-term trend has been higher and higher. October 1 may be a date that changes that.

  • House Takes Last Shot at Obamacare before Shutdown

    By LORI MONTGOMERY and PAUL KANE, The Washington Post

    The United States government moved to the verge of its first federal government shutdown in nearly two decades Monday night when the House passed a stopgap spending bill that takes aim at President...