After nearly three weeks of gridlock in Washington, there are signs that some moderate Senate Democrats may now be prepared to cross party lines to restart government operations. Mounting public frustration and growing economic stress have added urgency to ending the shutdown, which began October 1. The impasse started when Senate Democrats blocked a “clean” [...]
Read More »Supreme Court Sides With Trump In USAID Funding Dispute For Now
The U.S. Supreme Court has temporarily blocked a lower court order that directed the Trump administration to release nearly $2 billion in foreign aid payments by midnight on Wednesday. The dispute revolves around the administration’s retention of U.S. Agency for International Development funds. According to an emergency filing by the Justice Department, the administration requires [...]
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