Government shutdown

Fear is the operative word here. The ultimate fear for a politician: the next election may be his/her last one–ever. It has gripped the Democratic Party and paralyzed them. The …

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The government shutdown is now the longest such shutdown in American history. Unsurprisingly, some members of Congress are starting to get antsy. The shutdown record wasn’t one that most were …

The 2018-19 government shutdown isn’t the longest on record…yet. However, if the most recent meeting with President Trump and Democrats is an indicator, it’ll likely go down as a record …

One of the first questions asked during a government shutdown is about military pay. Will members of the military get paid? Will they still have to go to work? Lawmakers …

This last Friday we heard about the meeting President Donald Trump had with Congressional leaders about the government shutdown and funding for the southern border barrier. It was interesting to …

The House of Representatives has passed legislation to reopen the federal government following almost two weeks of shutdown. Sounds like progress, right? Unfortunately, it may not be, as the legislation now …

Today, Democrats take control of the House with a considerable majority and they’re doing so during the government shutdown. Now, President Donald Trump is going to have to deal with …

The title of this piece is the same as the fourth volume of Winston Churchill’s magisterial history of the Second World War. It tells of the period right after Pearl …