Small business owners with government contracts say the shutdown has caused payment delays and the cancellation of some projects, and they will be working to make up for lost time and money, if the government reopens.
The prospect of travel delays due to the shutdown could complicate the vote. Still, Speaker Mike Johnson said the GOP was “very optimistic” about the outcome.
The White House says it is considering backing a 50-year mortgage to help alleviate the home affordability crisis in the country. But the announcement drew immediate criticism.
The three paintings, all painted in Indiana, were the first of 30 Ross works being sold to benefit public TV stations hurt by cuts in federal funding.
The FAA also expanded its flight restrictions Monday, barring business jets and many private flights from using a dozen airports already under commercial flight limits.
The legal wrangling could be moot if the U.S. House adopts and Trump signs legislation to quickly end the federal government shutdown.
The new round of planned closures comes on top of the closure of 240 U.S. Wendy’s locations in 2024.
The shutdown, now in its 41st day, could last a few more days as members of the House return to Washington, D.C., to vote on the legislation.
The exploding number of cannabis retailers in Michigan has been especially concentrated in the mostly small, rural border towns where they draw sometimes hundreds of customers a day from states where the drug remains illegal.
It is unclear when the Senate will hold final votes on the legislation. But Johnson said the “nightmare is finally coming to an end” after the Senate voted 60-40 to consider a compromise bill to fund the government.
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy made clear last week that flight cuts will remain in place until the FAA sees safety metrics improve.
The request is the latest in a flurry of legal activity over how a program that helps buy groceries for 42 million Americans should proceed during the historic U.S. government shutdown.
The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal from Kim Davis, the former Kentucky court clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Democrats had previously voted 14 times not to reopen the government as they demanded the extension of tax credits that make coverage more affordable under the Affordable Care Act.
In addition, nearly 10,000 flight delays were reported on Sunday alone, according to FlightAware, a website that tracks air travel disruptions.
According to the indictment unsealed Sunday, the highly-paid hurlers took several thousand dollars in payoffs to help two unnamed gamblers from their native Dominican Republic win at least $460,000 on in-game prop bets.
Logistics companies say consumers shouldn’t expect delays on packages due to the reduction in flights—for now. But they put a strain on the supply chain ahead of the all-important holiday shopping season.
The demand from the U.S. Department of Agriculture came as more than two dozen states warned of “catastrophic operational disruptions” if the Trump administration does not reimburse them.
The crash Tuesday at UPS Worldport in Louisville killed 14 people, including the three pilots on the MD-11 that was headed for Honolulu.
Lawmakers in both parties were feeling increased urgency to reopen the government Friday as the partisan impasse over the shutdown continued into its 38th day.
