Pentagon girds for possible federal government shutdown.Robinson, John
The last, and longest ever, government shutdown occurred between December 21, 2018 and January 25, 2019. Congress and the president failed to agree to a funding bill by the deadline. Negotiations over funding of Trump’s border wall with Mexico were cited as a key reason for this shutdown...
There was no immediate comment from ICE. Spokesman Khaalid Walls in Detroit said he couldn't respond to media inquiries because of thepartial government shutdown. The ACLU said it is "outraged" and demanded the Kent County sheriff immediately investigate. Aukerman called Ramos-Gomez' treatment "ap...
Edwin Williamson, a former State Department legal adviser, said that even if Trump had sold his properties before he took office and put the money into a stock or bond fund, as ethics rules suggest of many federal officials, critics might be raising questions. “Anyone who had a highly dive...
I don’t have any expectation the USA Federal government will officially default, since for the foreseeable future it controls the rules of the game. A scheme of relatively gradual currency devaluation will be the goal. The losers will be those relying on fixed or slowly rising incomes/assets....
Businesses should reduce the use of electric lighting and electricity-consuming equipment as much as possible. Large consumers of electricity should consider shutting down or reducing non-essential processes. On Tuesday the SPP asked Evergy to engage in rolling blackouts of 30 to 90 minutes from 7...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warned Wednesday of the threat of a prolonged recession resulting from the viral outbreak and urged Congress and the White House to act further to prevent long-lasting economic damage.
The federal government has not used its more dramatic ability to control travel between states. But it could shut down air traffic, like it did in the wake of 9/11, or it could try to restrict other forms of movement between states, likely in highly affected areas of New York, New Jers...
"If the Democrats want to waste taxpayer dollars and time investigating the Trump administration again for the second time, then that's their prerogative. But we focused on waste, fraud and abuse and mismanagement by the federal government," Comer told Fox News Digital. "If Trump wins… They'...
Municipalities Prepare for Possible Federal ShutdownOKLAHOMA CITY - The threat of a federal government shutdown overarguments in Congress about...Brus, Brian