President Donald Trump has vowed that the partial government shutdown that began at midnight — the second government shutdown to occur while Republicans control the White House and both branches of Congress — will last for a “very long time.” The shutdown is the result of Trump reneging on an agreement to pass a “clean” bipartisan spending bill. Republicans then threw in more than $5 billion in funding for the wall, the president’s vanity project, ...
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What would a US government shutdown mean for military, mail delivery, and national security?
The Trump White House is determined to shut down the government on Dec. 21, in an attempt to get funding for a border wall with Mexico. So what happens to federal services if the government closes for business?
During a shutdown, the US government “must discontinue a...
Trump’s Diwali tweet mentioned Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists—but not Hindus
On Nov. 13, US president Donald Trump hosted Diwali celebrations at the White House, a tradition that began with his predecessor Barack Obama in 2009.
However, in his Tweet marking the event, Trump called the Hindu festival of li...
This Eritrean-American is now Colorado’s first black Congressman
The story of Joe Neguse’s family begins in war-torn Eritrea. On Tuesday night, it came of age in the US state of Colorado.
The 34-year-old Democrat made history in the Nov. 6 midterm elections by becoming the first black congressman to be elect...
There are more immigrants and their citizen children in the US than Trump voters
The White House plans to propose making it tougher for documented immigrants to become US citizens if they have ever used a range of social services from Obamacare to food stamps, NBC News reports.
Crafted by presidential advisor and white-nationalist ally Stephen Miller,...
