Democrats are demanding an extension of tax credits for Affordable Care Act health plans set to expire at end of year As House Republican leaders move to hold a vote on legislation to reopen the US government, top Democrats vowed on Tuesday to oppose the bill for not addressing their demand for more healthcare funding. … Read more
Senate took a key procedural vote on proposal that would end the longest government shutdown in US history The Senate on Sunday evening took a key procedural vote on legislation that would end the longest government shutdown in US history. The bill resulted from days of talks between Democratic and Republican senators, and extends funding … Read more
Senators plan to vote on advancing House-passed stopgap funding bill, suggesting end to 40-day shutdown in reach The US Senate on Sunday moved toward a vote on reopening the federal government, suggesting that an end to the historic shutdown, now in its 40th day, is within reach. Senators plan to vote on advancing a House-passed … Read more
Over 2,500 flights cancelled as transportation secretary says flight reductions could reach 20% if shutdown persists Flight cancellations and delays are set to grow as airline passengers across the United States spent the weekend grappling with those issues at major airports nationwide after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandated a 4% reduction in air traffic … Read more
Charlotte, North Carolina, has the most cancellations – at 120 – as industry experts say other sectors might also feel effects US airlines again canceled more than 1,000 flights on Saturday, the second day of the Federal Aviation Administration’s order to reduce air traffic because of the government shutdown. So far, the slowdown at many … Read more
As tens of thousands of military personnel work without pay and others are furloughed, a local pantry sees its numbers increasing as restaurants are losing customers When Jane Doorley and her husband Bill arrived at the Fairborn Fish Food Pantry they help run on 28 October, they couldn’t get into the parking lot, such was … Read more
Chuck Schumer offered a deal to reopen the government in exchange for a one-year healthcare subsidies extension US politics live – latest updates Republicans rejected a proposal made on Friday by the Senate’s Democratic leader, Chuck Schumer, which would end the longest government shutdown in US history by offering Republicans a deal to reauthorize funding … Read more
Judge had ordered Trump administration to make full payments by Friday amid ongoing government shutdown The Trump administration asked a federal appeals court on Friday to block a judge’s order that it distribute November’s full monthly food stamp benefits amid a US federal government shutdown, even as at least some states said they were moving … Read more
United, Southwest and Delta have announced they will be reducing flights amid continuing government shutdown US politics live – latest updates List of US airports cutting flights on Friday due to federal government shutdown United, Southwest and Delta airlines began cancelling flights for Friday in compliance with the FAA’s directive that will see reductions in … Read more
Shutdown beats record set during Trump’s first term as succession of Senate votes fails to yield breakthrough The US government shutdown became the longest in history on Wednesday, crossing the 36-day mark with no end in sight as Republican and Democratic senators remained at loggerheads over restarting funding to shuttered federal departments. The shutdown beat … Read more