Tag: Hakeem Jeffries
Speaker Johnson keeps the House away as he fights to end the government shutdown
WASHINGTON – Mike Johnson is the speaker of a House that is no longer in session.The Republican leader sent lawmakers home three weeks ago...
Government shutdown enters fifth day as Democrats and Republicans remain at an impasse
WASHINGTON – Republican and Democratic lawmakers at an impasse on reopening the federal government provided few public signs Sunday of meaningful negotiations talking place...
Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump is openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign, as...
Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, by threatening...
Shutdown standoff deepens ahead of crucial meeting at the White House
WASHINGTON – Top Senate Democrat Chuck Schumer and Republican Majority Leader John Thune are digging in ahead of this week's deadline to keep the...
As Democrats prepare for a possible federal shutdown, their endgame is uncertain
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats who have struggled for months to counter President Donald Trump have settled on a bold, one-step strategy if they do...
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Trump is marching the country into a government shutdown
WASHINGTON – House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries said President Donald Trump and the Republican Party are “marching the country” into a government shutdown over...
White House budget office tells agencies to draft mass firing plans ahead of potential shutdown
WASHINGTON – The White House is telling agencies to prepare large-scale firings of federal workers if the government shuts down next week. In a...
Trump cancels White House meeting with Schumer and Jeffries despite risk of a government shutdown
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has abruptly canceled this week's planned meeting with congressional Democratic leaders, refusing to negotiate over their demands to shore...
Trump to meet with Schumer and Jeffries as government shutdown risk looms
WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump will meet with the Democratic leaders in Congress this week ahead of a looming risk of a federal government...
