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The Shutdown Showed How Precarious Americans’ Finances Really Are
What began as an impasse over the border wall became a warning sign of creeping instability.
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Play of the Day: Howard Schultz May Enter the 2020 Fray
The former Starbucks chief has a campaign logo and a lot of money.
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Play of the Day: Yet Another Tell-All Book About the White House
There are more stories to mine from inside the administration.
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Short-Term Deal Ends Longest-Ever Shutdown
Congress quickly passes stopgap spending measure after Trump thanks "incredible federal workers."
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Play of the Day: Wilbur Ross Has Some Questions and Suggestions for Furloughed Feds
The Commerce chief appeared on CNBC to talk about the shutdown.
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Play of the Day: The President's New Rhyming Slogans
"Build the wall and crime will fall" is the president's foray into poetry.
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With New Powers, House Oversight Chair Bolsters Subpoena Authority
Staff-supervised depositions again allowed as panel revs up high-profile probes.
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Play of the Day: Is The White House Altering Social Media Photos of the President?
According to one report, yes.
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Play of the Day: The President Thanks Feds For Enduring the Shutdown
Donald Trump took to Twitter to offer his gratitude in his own special way.
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Trump’s New Science Adviser Arrived Just in Time for a Shutdown
Science advocacy groups take turns imploring leaders to open agencies.
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White House Widens Its Clampdown on Congressional Travel
After cancellation of Pelosi trip, OMB instructs agency security teams to get permission.
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Lawmaker Warns Shutdown Will Stop SEC From Policing Bad Actors
New House Financial Services Committee chairwoman's oversight agenda includes reversing changes at consumer protection bureau.
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Waiting for a Shutdown to End in Disaster
Aides on Capitol Hill fear that a dramatic government failure may be the only thing to force President Trump and the Democrats back to the table.
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Play of the Day: The Speaker of the House Can Just Fly Commercial To Afghanistan, Right?
The feud between Trump and Pelosi is gaining steam.
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Watchdog: Government Separated 'Thousands' More Children at Border Than Reported
HHS inspector general says the exact number of children to enter the department’s custody as part of family separation policy is "unknown."
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Nancy Pelosi’s Power Move on the State of the Union
President Trump might be able to keep the government closed indefinitely. But the new Democratic speaker can deny him use of the country’s most effective pulpit to make his case to the public.
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Play of the Day: A Written State of the Union Is Trump's Nightmare
Will he put stage direction in it?
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Federal Service Contractors Blitz Capitol Hill to Protest Shutdown
Democratic senators applaud union tactic of delivering unpaid bills to majority leader.
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Trump's Chief Advocate on Capitol Hill Has Somehow Survived
But the shutdown is proving to be her greatest challenge yet.
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Play of the Day: The Clemson Tigers Ate 'Hamberders' at the White House
The president served the NCAA football champs fast food, then made an unfortunate typo in a tweet.
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