Government funding, the perpetual crusade in Congress, explained

by Kevin Schmidt | Feb 1, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON — The Senate failed to pass a spending solution for the government in January, forcing its first shutdown in nearly five years. As the GOP, Democrats and President Donald Trump negotiate a compromise on divisive issues like immigration, defense...

Video: Trump talks North Korea, Guantanamo and immigration in first State of the Union

by Kevin Schmidt | Jan 31, 2018 | Featured, Politics

  WASHINGTON– President Donald Trump delivered his first State of the Union address on Capitol Hill Tuesday night, addressing immigration, foreign relations, national security threats and several other issues to Congress and the nation. The president began...

SOTU preview: Trump’s animated month in two minutes

by Kevin Schmidt | Jan 29, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – January may be known as one of the slower months of the year as some come down from holiday highs and others hit new financial or emotional lows, but the White House has hit the ground running since President Donald Trump returned from his holiday break...

Shutdown ends as Senate Democrats agree to a temporary spending bill

by Kevin Schmidt | Jan 20, 2018 | Featured, Politics

UPDATED WASHINGTON— The three-day government shutdown came to a close Monday night when President Donald Trump signed a stop-gap spending bill that would reopen the government through Feb. 8. Earlier in the day, Senate Democrats dropped their opposition to another...

Here Are Nine Consequences of a Government Shutdown You Can Expect

by Kevin Schmidt | Jan 19, 2018 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON— As a partial government shutdown on Friday night becomes increasingly likely,  federal agencies and employees are bracing for its effects that could result in the shuttering of many agencies, the furloughing of more than 800,000 federal employee and a...