The Trump administration has begun dismantling a small independent agency that aids the economic development of poor but stable nations, according to five people familiar […]
Tag: Shutdowns (Institutional)
Trump Signs Spending Bill to Fund Government
President Trump on Saturday signed the government funding bill passed by the Senate on Friday. The bill was passed just hours before a midnight deadline […]
D.C. Appears Likely to Avoid a $1.1 Billion Budget Cut
All week, residents of Washington, D.C., watched the shutdown debate in Congress with anxiety and anger, as one section of the continuing resolution keeping the […]
Senate Moves Toward Critical Vote to Avert Government Shutdown as Schumer Relents
The Senate was headed on Friday toward a critical vote to avert a government shutdown at midnight, after Senator Chuck Schumer of New York, the […]
Education Department Fires 1,300 Workers, Gutting Its Staff
The Education Department announced on Tuesday that it was firing more than 1,300 workers, effectively gutting the agency that manages federal loans for college, tracks […]