Congress OKs Stop-Gap Funding to Avoid Government Shutdown December 21, 2017 By Anna Edgerton, Erik Wasson and Laura Litvan The Senate gave final approval Thursday night to a short-term extension of federal funding to keep the government running for...
Congress Avoids Government Shutdown with 2-Week Funding Measure December 7, 2017 By Laura Litvan and Erik Wasson Congress passed a two-week extension of federal funding that averts a government shutdown this week but defers decisions on spending...
Republicans Eye Stopgap Funding to Avoid Government, Flood Insurance Shutdown December 6, 2017 By Erik Wasson, Roxana Tiron and Anna Edgerton House Republicans are moving ahead with a plan to avoid a Saturday U.S. government shutdown by passing a two-week stopgap...
Financial Stability Regulators Discuss Debt Limit, Government Shutdown October 10, 2013 By Emily Stephenson U.S. financial regulators discussed the federal debt ceiling and the effect of the government shutdown on market monitoring during a...
Officials Concerned Over 3 Miner Deaths in 3 Days October 9, 2013 Federal regulators are urging U.S. coal companies to refocus on health and safety regulations after three fatalities in three days....
Shutdown Sidelines Safety Inspectors of Workplaces, Mines, Nursing Homes and More October 9, 2013 By Brian Wingfield, Jim Snyder and Mark Drajem The partial shutdown of the U.S. government has sidelined thousands of inspectors who monitor everything from air and water pollution...
Tsunami Warning Centers in Alaska, Hawaii Open Despite Shutdown October 7, 2013 By Rachel D'Oro Despite the partial government shutdown, Americans have a full team of scientists tracking every possibility for an earthquake-triggered tsunami. The...
EU-U.S. Trade Talks Halted by Shutdown, Complicated by Financial Services Rift October 6, 2013 By John O'Donnell and Robin Emmott Even before the cancellation of the latest round of EU-U.S. talks, negotiations to create the world’s largest free-trade deal were...
Half of Mine Inspectors Furloughed Due to Federal Government Shutdown October 4, 2013 Fewer than half of the inspectors with the U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration are working during the continuing federal...
Civil Court Cases Face Possible Delays Due to Government Shutdown October 4, 2013 By Andrew Zajac and Tom Schoenberg U.S. Justice Department lawyers from New York to San Francisco are asking judges to delay civil cases as the government...