Analysis: Shutdown saga offers lesson in divided government
February 16, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — When you want results in a polarized Washington, sometimes it pays to simply leave the professionals alone to do their jobs.
That seems to especially be the case now in an era in which liberal House Democrats are sharing power in Washington with a GOP-led Senate and President Donald Trump.
The Latest: House passes border bill, sends to Trump’s desk
February 15, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Congress' border security measure and President Donald Trump (all times local):...
The Latest: Georgia’s Abrams contrasts Dems in SOTU response
February 6, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's State of the Union address (all times local):...
Correction: Government Shutdown-Second Jobs story
February 5, 2019 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — In a story Jan. 16 about government workers taking on odd jobs during the government shutdown, The Associated Press erroneously described the work of Cheryl Inzunza Blum...
The Latest: Lawmakers open talks on border security
January 30, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump, Congress and border security (all times local):...
Analysis: Shutdown 2.0? Trump has reasons to avoid a repeat
January 29, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump learned over the past month a valuable Washington lesson that old-timers like House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell learned long ago: Shutdowns never work...
Analysis: Pelosi wins initial bout of divided government
January 28, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — In the year's first test of divided government, give round one to Nancy Pelosi. And it wasn't really competitive...
Conservatives say Trump caved, but confident he’ll get wall
January 27, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — No retreat, no surrender is how President Donald Trump frames his decision to temporarily reopen the government while still pursuing a border wall deal...
The shutdown today: Workers to get paid ‘in the coming days’
January 26, 2019 GMTWhat's up now that the partial government shutdown ended after 35 days:
WHAT'S NEW
Park rangers were once again greeting visitors at some national parks across the United States and flight operations at major airports were returning to normal on Saturday, one day after a partial government shutdown came to an end...
How Congress got Trump to climb down, end shutdown _ for now
January 26, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump was feeling the heat.
Week after week, Trump had demanded that the government stay partially shuttered until Democrats agreed to pay for his wall along the U...
In a Trump retreat, shutdown ends without wall money for now
January 26, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The record 35-day federal shutdown has ended with President Donald Trump giving in to mounting pressure and signing legislation to WASHINGTON (AP) — Submitting to mounting pressure amid growing disruption, President Donald Trump signed a bill Friday to reopen the government for three weeks, backing down from his demand that Congress give him money for his border wall before federal agencies get back to work...Longest shutdown over: Trump signs bill to reopen government
January 26, 2019 GMT
Trump aides struggle to show some shutdown empathy
January 25, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — One White House aide mused that the shutdown was like a paid vacation for some furloughed workers...
The Latest: Pelosi rejects ‘big down payment’ for Trump wall
January 25, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump, Congress and the partial government shutdown (all times local):
5:55 p.m.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is rejecting the idea of providing "some big down payment" for President Donald Trump's border wall as part of a solution to the partial government shutdown.
Senate rejects rival plans for ending shutdown; talks start
January 25, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A splintered Senate swatted down competing Democratic and Republican plans for ending the 34-day partial government shutdown on Thursday, but the twin setbacks prompted a burst of bipartisan talks aimed at temporarily halting the longest-ever closure of federal agencies and the damage it's inflicting around the country...
Out of touch? Trump aides struggle with shutdown empathy
January 24, 2019 GMTNEW YORK (AP) — One White House aide mused that the shutdown was like a paid vacation for some furloughed workers...
Trump’s shutdown gift to Pelosi: A unified Democratic caucus
January 24, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has done something remarkable in the government shutdown: He's unified the diverse new House Democratic majority firmly behind Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
Ending showdown with Pelosi, Trump postpones State of Union
January 24, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he is postponing his State of the Union address until the partial government shutdown ends, yielding after a weeklong showdown with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi...
Dems prepare own border security package shunning Trump wall
January 24, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — House Democrats, feeling pressure to display their vision for border security, are preparing a package that would ignore President Donald Trump's demand for $5...
The Latest: Trump says he’ll give address once shutdown ends
January 24, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's State of the Union address (all times local):...
The Latest: Some recalled IRS workers can stay off the job
January 24, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the partial government shutdown (all times local):
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Several hundred of the 46,000 furloughed IRS employees recalled to work last week have gotten permission to stay off the job because of financial hardship...
Senate sets up showdown votes on shutdown plans
January 23, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Senate leaders on Tuesday agreed to hold votes this week on dueling proposals to reopen shuttered federal agencies, forcing a political reckoning for senators grappling with the longest shutdown in U...
Some fear federal safety net is unraveling for those in need
January 22, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Doris Cochran, a disabled mother of two young boys, is stockpiling canned foods these days, filling her shelves with noodle soup, green beans, peaches and pears — anything that can last for months or even years...
Trump’s shutdown solution hangs in limbo
January 22, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's proposal to break through the budget deadlock appeared to be gaining little traction Monday, as another missed paycheck loomed for hundreds of thousands of workers and the partial federal shutdown stretched into its fifth week...
At 30-day mark, shutdown logjam remains over border funding
January 20, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Thirty days into the partial government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans appeared no closer to ending the impasse Sunday than when it began, with President Donald Trump lashing out at his opponents after they dismissed a plan he'd billed as a compromise...
The Latest: Trump offers ‘Dreamers’ deal for border wall
January 20, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the partial government shutdown (all times local):
AP FACT CHECK: Trump on the wall, drugs, Russia, vets
January 19, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — It was a week of half-truths, changed stories and outright fabrications in President Donald Trump's Washington...
Trump plans to make ‘major announcement’ on shutdown, border
January 19, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said he'll be making a "major announcement" on the government shutdown and the southern border on Saturday afternoon as the standstill over his border wall continues into its fifth week...
The Latest: Democrats offer more money for border security
January 19, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the partial government shutdown (all times local):
Travel industry fears damage from a long government shutdown
January 18, 2019 GMTAmerica's busiest airport, Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International, is a blur of activity on the best of days...
As shutdown drags on, ‘Coast Guard City’ takes a hit
January 18, 2019 GMTNEW LONDON, Conn. (AP) — If the uniformed cadets milling about the local movie theaters and pizza joints didn't make it obvious enough, a banner hanging from a downtown parking garage makes it crystal clear: New London is an official Coast Guard City...
Congressman apologizes for yelling, ‘Go back to Puerto Rico’
January 18, 2019 GMTST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri congressman who yelled "go back to Puerto Rico" at Democrats during a heated House floor debate over the partial government shutdown has apologized to a colleague who perceived the comment as a racial slur directed at him...
Shutdown hits home for Trump; he lives in government housing
January 18, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The partial government shutdown is hitting home for President Donald Trump in a very personal way. He lives in government-run housing, after all.
Just 21 of the roughly 80 people who help care for the White House — from butlers to electricians to chefs — are reporting to work.
McConnell’s maneuvers take backseat to Trump in shutdown
January 18, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — One of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell's guiding principles is: "There's no education in the second kick of a mule...
Trump grounds Pelosi after she imperils his big speech
January 18, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — She imperiled his State of the Union address. He denied her a plane to visit troops abroad...
Federal workers caught in the middle apply for unemployment
January 18, 2019 GMTPROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Thousands of federal employees and their families are applying for unemployment and food stamps to get by as the longest government shutdown in U...
US shutdown stalls training, other prep for wildfire season
January 17, 2019 GMTPORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Just two months after a wildfire wiped out Paradise, California, officials are gearing up for this year's fire season and fear the government shutdown could make it even more difficult than one of the worst in history...
Who blinks first will matter in Trump, Democrats’ wall fight
January 17, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Of all the issues at stake as President Donald Trump and Democrats wrangle over his prized border wall, the latest snag is whether bargaining over the proposal should come before or after shuttered government agencies reopen...
The Latest: Pelosi asks Trump to postpone State of the Union
January 17, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the partial government shutdown (all times local):
Outpouring of generosity for TSA workers, others without pay
January 17, 2019 GMTThe partial government shutdown is a double-whammy for Cara and Philip Mangone, a married couple from Philadelphia...
Government shutdown may upend State of the Union speech
January 17, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — A grand Washington ritual became a potential casualty of the partial government shutdown Wednesday as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked President Donald Trump to postpone his Jan...
From travel to IPOs, how shutdown is upsetting US economy
January 16, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Delta Air Lines can't get eight new aircraft in the air. Roughly a million government employees and contractors aren't being paid...
Super Bowl planners: Shutdown brings ‘uncharted territory’
January 16, 2019 GMTATLANTA (AP) — A day after travelers waited nearly 90 minutes in snail-speed security lines at the world's busiest airport, Atlanta's mayor is concerned about the waits that could result when the city hosts the 2019 Super Bowl...
High drama, few results as Trump warns of ‘long’ shutdown
January 15, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Staring down the next deadline to pay federal workers, the White House shifted tactics Tuesday, trying to bypass House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to negotiate with rank-and-file lawmakers even as President Donald Trump dug in for a prolonged shutdown...
Going public? For Uber, Lyft and others, shutdown slows IPOs
January 15, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The partial government shutdown is slowing plans by some companies to issue stock to the public and potentially cutting off a key source of capital for the financial markets...
At Trump’s side, Border Patrol union leader in spotlight
January 15, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Brandon Judd, president of the union that represents thousands of border patrol agents, has flipped the axiom that there are no winners in a government shutdown...
Desperate parents and discount marijuana: DC in a shutdown
January 15, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — No city experiences a shutdown quite like Washington.
Besides the economic impact, a shutdown warps the nation's capital on a cultural, recreational and logistical level -- touching everybody from garbage collectors to young parents, prospective newlyweds to aspiring Eagle Scouts...
Trump declares he’ll ‘never back down’ in shutdown fight
January 15, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — With the government mired in shutdown week four, President Donald Trump rejected a short-term legislative fix and dug in for more combat Monday, declaring he would "never ever back down...
The Latest: Trump rejects short-term shutdown fix
January 15, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on the government shutdown (all times local):
8:45 p.m.
President Donald Trump has rejected a short-term legislative fix for the partial government shutdown, declaring he will "never ever back down...
No. of no-show airport security screeners soars in shutdown
January 14, 2019 GMTATLANTA (AP) — The number of airport security screeners failing to show up for work around the country is soaring as the partial government shutdown goes into its fourth week...
AP FACT CHECK: Trump isn’t holed up nonstop at White House
January 14, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Eager to defend a prolonged government shutdown over his border wall, President Donald Trump is pretending that he's holed up nonstop at the White House waiting for a deal with Democrats...
In and Out: Trump selective about travel during shutdown
January 14, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Vacation jaunts and hobnobbing with global elites at a Swiss ski resort are out for President Donald Trump. Visits with troops and farmers are OK.
Like some of his recent predecessors, Trump is carefully picking and choosing where he'll travel during the partial government shutdown.
Trump’s weekend: New Russia questions, shutdown irritants
January 14, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — It wasn't the weekend that President Donald Trump wanted: largely alone at the White House, irked by a pair of startling Russia headlines and baffled that he's not getting more credit for staying put during the partial government shutdown...
Selective shutdown? Trump tries to blunt impact, takes heat
January 13, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The government shutdown is wreaking havoc on many Americans: Hundreds of thousands of federal employees don't know when they'll see their next paycheck, and low-income people who rely on the federal safety net worry about whether they'll make ends meet should the stalemate in Washington carry on another month...
Trump tweets into the void as shutdown sets record
January 13, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — As the partial government shutdown slipped into the record books Saturday, members of Congress had left town, no negotiations were scheduled and President Donald Trump tweeted into the void...
Federal workers get $0 pay stubs as shutdown drags on
January 12, 2019 GMTFederal employees received pay stubs with nothing but zeros on them Friday as the effects of the government shutdown hit home, deepening anxieties about mortgage payments and unpaid bills...
How’s the US economy doing? Shutdown makes it harder to say
January 11, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — The partial shutdown of the U.S. government has begun to make it harder to assess the health of the economy by delaying or distorting key reports on growth, spending and hiring...
GOP lawmakers sure disaster funds will not be used for wall
January 11, 2019 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican lawmakers expressed optimism Friday that the Trump administration would spare billions of dollars in unspent disaster relief funds earmarked for areas including hurricane-pounded Puerto Rico as they search for money to build the president's promised border wall...
Federal work at Superfund sites suspended during shutdown
January 11, 2019 GMTBIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — The government shutdown has suspended federal cleanups at Superfund sites around the nation and forced the cancellation of public hearings, deepening the mistrust and resentment of surrounding residents who feel people in power long ago abandoned them to live among the toxic residue of the country's factories and mines...