CNN analyst says Democrats' 'crazy' government shutdown talk 'makes no sense politically'
CNN senior political analyst Mark Preston commented on some congressional Democrats considering a partial shutdown to protest ...
In Congress, what’s the difference between a budget resolution, reconciliation and spending bills?
There’s understandable confusion over Capitol Hill lingo discussing the budget process and appropriations/spending process — ...
Democrats plot strategy in shutdown fight against Trump: ‘Not a lot of good options’
Democrats have been powerless as they’ve watched President Donald Trump systematically move to dismantle federal agencies and ...
USAID employees detail harrowing exits from DR Congo amid violence as Trump administration dismantles agency
US Agency for International Development employees this week recounted the panic they experienced in the days after they were ...
Consumer watchdog ordered to stop fighting financial abuse and to work from home as HQ temporarily shuts down
Russell Vought, the newly installed acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, sent an email Saturday night ...
Latest on Trump’s presidency: Putin call on Ukraine war, federal cuts and Cabinet pick votes
President Donald Trump is working to enact his agenda and shrink the federal government, despite a host of legal challenges. Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick for intelligence chief, faces a confirmation ...
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Musk associates sought to use critical Treasury payment system to shut down USAID spending, emails show
This back and forth over email, described to CNN by a source familiar with it, reveals the first known indication that Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency emissaries sought to use ...
What Trump is doing to the US government is not a spoils system
We will not know the extent or the success of President Donald Trump’s purge of the federal bureaucracy for some time. There ...
Labor groups sue to halt Trump admin’s dismantling of USAID as workforce is expected to be slashed to under 300
A pair of labor groups representing employees at the US Agency for International Development (USAID) sued President Donald ...
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The US State Department says humanitarian assistance can continue. Foreign aid workers say that’s not happening
CNN has reached out to USAID for comment ... “they will get slammed down and maybe shut down.” ...
Want your avocados, tomatoes and berries? Trump shutdown of Mexico border could cause shortages
Consumers would see the biggest impact at the produce section, which imports nearly $14 billion of fruits and vegetables from ...