NEW YORK (AP) — Baked by Yael isn’t getting its usual flow of customers who stop in after visiting the nearby National Zoo; the popular Washington, D.C., tourist spot remains closed by the government shutdown. Owner Yael Krigman gets half ...

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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump said Monday that he rejected a suggestion by Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., that he allow the government to temporarily reopen while continuing negotiations with Congress over funds for a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. “I ...

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A group of federal employees working without pay during the partial government shutdown have likened their predicament to involuntary servitude in a lawsuit filed last week, accusing President Donald Trump and their bosses of violating the 13th Amendment. The lawsuit ...

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The partial federal government shutdown is affecting the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York. Chief United States District Court Judge Frank P. Geraci Jr. said there are enough funds available to keep the courts running through ...

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Employee attorney Heidi Burakiewicz hoped the recent lawsuit against the Trump administration over the partial government shutdown would move quickly; after all, the court already ruled on the underlying issue. The Dec. 31 lawsuit, filed by a federal employee’s union, ...

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With the federal government shutdown solidly into its third week, there is no shortage of hypocritical or ironic or just plain sad moments to further enrage apoplectic taxpayers: There are the overflowing port-a-potties and trash cans at national parks, reports ...

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In Vicksburg, Mississippi, the Friends of Vicksburg National Military Park and Campaign are paying $2,000 a day to keep the park open during the federal government shutdown. When a storm blew down trees in the park last week, volunteers and ...

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WASHINGTON – Democrats have settled on a strategy for attempting to reopen the government when they take control of the House on Thursday, aimed at ending the partial shutdown quickly – but denying President Donald Trump the new money he ...

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As the partial U.S. government shutdown enters a third day, lawmakers have left Washington for the Christmas holiday with no sign of urgency to resolve the fight over President Donald Trump’s demand for border wall money. Unlike shutdowns of the ...

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WASHINGTON (AP) — For Republicans, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer is the face of the government shutdown. For immigration advocates, he’s their best hope. Perhaps the most powerful Democrat in Washington, Schumer has so far succeeded in keeping his party ...

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WASHINGTON — Congress’ Republican leaders face stark tests as they fight to keep the government open past month’s end, amid fears a shutdown could imperil their party’s White House ambitions. For House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, any wrong move could ...

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WASHINGTON — Barriers came down at federal memorials and National Park Service sites and thousands of furloughed federal workers — relieved but wary — returned to work across the country Thursday after 16 days off the job due to the ...

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