House votes down Republican bill to avert shutdown on eve of the deadline
Democrats and some conservatives opposed the new funding bill, which was crafted after President-elect Donald Trump blew up ...
Republicans scramble for funding plan C as shutdown deadline draws near
Congress is racing toward a shutdown at the end of the day Friday, and Republicans appear no closer to finding a path forward ...
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Republicans claim to have new agreement on funding government and predict Thursday vote
Republicans in the House of Representatives claimed Thursday to have reached a new deal to avert a government shutdown after President-elect Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk derailed a previous ...
House Republicans' stopgap funding measure favored by Trump fails to pass
Congressional Democrats oppose a proposed government-funding measure after House Republicans earlier agreed on a continuing ...
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US applications for unemployment benefits come back down after last week’s big rise
In November, U.S. employers added a strong 227,000 jobs, following a paltry 36,000 in October, when the effects of strikes ...
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits falls significantly after last week's big jump
WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits falls significantly after last week's big jump.
Nearly HALF of Brits who haven't retired - 25m people - live in households that get more from the state than they pay in taxes
Nearly half of Brits who have not retired live in households that get more from the state than they pay in taxes.