Approval of President Donald Trump’s handling of government has fallen sharply since the start of his second term, according to a new AP-NORC poll, with much of the growing disaffection coming from fellow Republicans. The poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research came after recent Democratic victories in the off-year elections, but … Read more
Sign up for Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism and advice delivered to your inbox every day. A federal judge on Thursday rebuked the Trump administration in the strongest possible terms for refusing to comply with his order to give food stamps to aid recipients during the government shutdown, pointing to the president … Read more
David Morgan and Bo Erickson WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Senate Democrats were at the center of a U.S. government shutdown drama on Thursday as they met behind closed doors to consider what the House’s top Republican said was a proposal to reopen shuttered federal agencies as early as this weekend. On the 37th day of the … Read more
The Trump administration is sending notices to federal workers that say only those who work during the government shutdown will be paid after it ends, regardless of 2019. of the law, which also guarantees compensation for dismissed workers. “Once the appropriation or continuing resolution is passed, exempt employees are eligible to receive pay,” said one … Read more
The government shutdown is now officially the longest in history, surpassing the previous record of 34 days set during President Trump’s first term. This suspension, which lasted from 2018 December 22 until 2019 on January 25, ended when the president refused the demands for financing the border wall. It is becoming clear that there are … Read more
GREENBELT, Md. (AP) – A federal judge in Maryland sought assurances Monday that the government will not deport Kilmarn Abrego Garcia until it lifts an order barring his removal from the United States. Immigration and Customs Enforcement filed notice late last week of their plan to deport him to the West African nation of Liberia … Read more
Some Democrats, skeptical of their leadership’s tough stance against reopening the federal government in private, admit they fear their liberal base will be “beaten” if they vote for the Republican funding bill. Grassroots Democrats, frustrated by the Trump administration, demanded a fightback, and on Saturday, millions of people took part in No Kings demonstrations across … Read more
Washington – Sen. Mark Kelly, D-Arizona, said Sunday that lawmakers could end the shutdown impasse and reopen the government as early as this week, urging Republicans to come to the negotiating table on health care subsidies. “We should be able to wrap it up this week if they sit down and negotiate with us,” Kelly … Read more
Washington (AP) – The White House Budget Service said Friday that the mass shootings of federal employees began to try to make more pressure on Democratic lawmakers in the closing of the Government. Rusas Vought, Director of the Management and Budget Office, said on the social media site X that the “RIF has begun”, indicating … Read more
Can the Indian -created messaging program compete with Behemoth, which is WhatsApp? In the last couple of weeks, Arattai, created by Indian technology company Zoho, has become a viral sensation in the country. The company says it has seen seven million downloads during the “seven days of last week” without listed on the dates. According … Read more