Federal workers face grim prospect of lengthy shutdown
President Donald Trump and congressional leaders appear no closer to a resolution over his demand for $5 billion for the border wall that could now push the shutdown into the new year.
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White House, congressional Democrats see no deal on shutdown
Chances look slim for ending the partial government shutdown any time soon.
U.S. consumer confidence slips amid volatile stock market
U.S. consumer confidence tumbled this month, but consumer spirits are still high by historic standards.
China says plans made for U.S. trade talks in January
Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping agreed Dec. 1 to postpone more tariff hikes for 90 days while their governments negotiate over U.S. complaints that Beijing steals or pressures foreign companies to hand over technology.
U.S. stocks rebound for record-setting day after dismal Christmas Eve
U.S. stocks surged Wednesday, recovering all their losses from a Christmas Eve plunge. The Dow Jones industrial average and S&P 500 both set single-day records.
No end in sight to partial government shutdown
Wednesday brings the first full business day after several government departments and agencies closed over the weekend due to a budgetary stalemate between President Donald Trump and Congress.
Cleanup set for 200,000 waste tires left at Indiana business
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management estimates cleaning up the reclamation site in Anderson could cost up to $262,000.
Business publication predicts 3.2 percent growth in Indiana in 2019
Indiana Business Review indicated that history suggests a decade-long U.S. and Indiana economic expansion may be coming to an end of its natural cycle.
Trump: ‘I can’t tell you when’ government will reopen
In a Christmas Day appearance in the Oval Office, President Donald Trump issued a lengthy defense of his desire for a wall, saying it's the only way to stop drugs and human traffickers from entering the country.
Probe of Indiana’s AG cost taxpayers at least $26K, records show
An investigation into allegations that Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill drunkenly groped four women at a party last March cost taxpayers at least $26,300, according to records obtained through open records requests.
Indiana wine retailer seeks to sell across state lines
Lebamoff Enterprises will be allowed to reopen a 2016 lawsuit against Illinois after prevailing in the 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.
Attorney: No plans to use public funds to defend Curtis Hill
Employment attorney Kevin Betz said he won't take state money, despite a draft of the contract that showed his firm, Betz + Blevins, would receive up to $100,000 in public money to represent Curtis Hill and the attorney general's office.
UPDATE: Partial government shutdown likely to extend past Christmas
Unlike other shutdowns, this one seemed to lack urgency, coming during the long holiday weekend after President Donald Trump had already declared Monday, Christmas Eve, a federal holiday.
FDA casts shadow on hemp law, calling CBD products illegal
The hemp industry still has work ahead to win legal status for hemp-derived cannabidiol, or CBD oil, as an ingredient in food or dietary supplements despite the big farm bill signed this week designating hemp as an agricultural crop.
Indiana sees gain of 32K residents in 2018, Census Bureau estimates
The increase is the Indiana’s strongest annual gain since 2009 and outpaced neighboring states.
Lawyer: Michigan State hampered probe of its Nassar dealings
Special counsel Bill Forsyth released a report Friday that accuses the school of fighting the release of certain relevant documents and releasing others that were “irrelevant.”
Trump says a shutdown could ‘last for a very long time’
Facing a midnight deadline to avoid a partial government shutdown, President Trump tried to implicate congressional Democrats if there’s no deal over his demand for U.S.-Mexico border wall money.
Fire risk forces recall of 874K Ford F-Series pickup trucks
Ford says that water and contaminants can get into the engine block heater cable and cause corrosion. That can cause electrical shorts and possible fires.
U.S. economy grew at 3.4 percent rate in third quarter
Economists believe that economic growth is slowing in the fourth quarter to around 2.5 percent. For the full year, GDP growth is projected to top 3 percent — the best showing since 2005.
Trump’s demand for Mexican-border wall pushes government closer to shutdown
The Senate was being called back to session to consider a package approved by House Republicans that includes the $5.7 billion for the border wall. It is almost certain to be rejected by the Senate.