In a departure from recent years, Congress seems on the verge of presenting President Obama with a budget intended to put a stop to the succession of fiscal crises and threats of government shutdown. The bipartisan budget, which is set to pass the Senate on Wednesday,...
Though both sides are still talking tough in the economic impasse that has resulted in a nine-day-long partial government shutdown, President Barack Obama has plans to hold talks at the White House with Republican lawmakers in the coming days. Such a conversation...
Interested in what work the government actually does? While Congress and the President sling accusations and do their best to avoid any common ground, the real work of the federal government piles up, and the sight isn’t pretty. What exactly is piling up? Well, dead...
As the partial government shutdown enters its first weekend, Congress is scheduled to meet Saturday to approve legislation that allows for back pay to the 800,000 government workers who have been adversely affected by the recent partisan activity. Unlike other partial...
