Pelosi says White House leaks forced a second cancellation of her planned Afghanistan trip President Donald Trump earlier revoked lawmakers' access to military aircraft for the trip because of the ongoing government shutdown. By: Leo Shane III 10 hours ago
Trump to use federal funds to prop up US bomb makers The president has approved direct federal investment for suppliers of American bomb parts and chemicals, part of $250 million to address supply chain vulnerabilities this year. By: Joe Gould 2 days ago
Senator says Trump’s Syria comments may have emboldened ISIS deadly attack on US troops Republican Lindsey Graham has been a critic of Trump's plans to move U.S. troops out of Syria. By: Leo Shane III 2 days ago
House passes bill to elevate federal CIO Reps. Will Hurd, R-Texas, and Robin Kelly, D-Ill., doubled down on passing legislation that would elevate IT modernization and cybersecurity in the federal government. By: Jessie Bur January 4
Trump feels shutdown pressure from economists, Nancy Pelosi Pelosi is refusing money for the wall she views as ineffective and immoral; Democrats say they will discuss border security once the government has reopened. By: Catherine Lucey, Jill Colvin and Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press 2 days ago
House rebukes GOP’s Steve King over racist remarks The vote came as Republicans dialed up the pressure on King, with one GOP leader suggesting Tuesday that the veteran lawmaker leave Congress. By: Laurie Kellman and Matthew Daly, The Associated Press 2 days ago
Vet groups plead: ‘If you say you support veterans, then you need to support ending the shutdown’ Tens of thousands of veterans are among the government workers not receiving paychecks while the three-week-old shutdown continues. By: Leo Shane III 3 days ago
Federal work at Superfund sites suspended during shutdown As President Donald Trump and Congress battle over Trump's demand for a wall on the southern U.S. border, the 3-week-old partial government shutdown has stopped federal work on toxic sites except for cases where the administration deems "there is an imminent threat to the safety of human life or to the protection of property." By: Ellen Knickmeyer and Kim Chandler, The Associated Press January 11
Alabama city built on federal dollars feeling shutdown pinch About 70 federal agencies are located at the Army’s 38,000-acre Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama. As the government shutdown drags into a third week, people and businesses that rely on some facet of Washington-backed spending for their livelihood are showing the strain. By: Jay Reeves, The Associated Press January 11
Liberal lawmakers challenge Trump with drug cost legislation The legislation set to be introduced Thursday has little chance of becoming law under a divided government. But it could put Republicans on the defensive by echoing themes and ideas that President Donald Trump has embraced at one time or another. By: Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, The Associated Press January 10
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