Senate, shutdown and Democrats
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Flight Cuts, Shutdown Drags
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Senate Republicans rejected an offer from Democrats to end the shutdown in exchange for a one-year extension of health care tax credits.
"Don't be weak. Don't be stupid. Republicans, fight, fight, fight, win, win, win. We will immediately end the extortionist shutdown, get all of our agenda passed and make life so good for Americans that these deranged Democrat politicians will never again have the chance to destroy America," Trump said on his social media platform.
More than 1,150 flights were canceled on Nov. 8 as an emergency order to cut thousands of flights in response to the shutdown kicks in.
Washington's local economy has taken blows from a series of actions by the Trump administration, from the layoffs of federal workers to the ongoing law enforcement intervention with the National Guard.
Senator Lindsey Graham calls for replacing Obamacare with a better system as Republicans blast the Affordable Care Act amid ongoing government funding disputes.
18hon MSN
Federal shutdown threatens these Trump voters’ livelihoods but not their political loyalties
From federal paychecks to public benefits, the longest U.S. government shutdown in history is cutting lifelines for millions of Americans, many of whom voted for President Donald Trump.
The poll of 1,021 U.S. adults found that 77 percent believe the continue shutdown will likely increase hunger and 83 percent think it will force families to skip meals. Nearly four-fifths of participants, 79 percent, support the continuation of SNAP benefits during the shutdown. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 3.1 percentage points.
Government shutdown triggers hundreds of flight cancellations and delays at major California airports, including LAX and SFO.
Local staff at some American military bases in Italy have not been paid due to the U.S. government shutdown and Rome is in talks with U.S. authorities to resolve the issue, the Italian foreign ministry said on Saturday.