The three-day government shutdown battle may have hastened an immigration debate in the Senate, but it also deepened the acrimony and highlighted bitter divisions between the two parties that stand in the way of a compromise.Immigration hardliners and President Donald Trump’s White House exulted in what officials swiftly portrayed as a Democratic surrender. "Big win…
Billionaire Elon Musk set a series of aggressive growth targets at Tesla Inc. that would make the electric carmaker one of the world’s most valuable companies within the next decade, and assured shareholders he’ll stick around by tying his compensation to those goals.The unprecedented pay package proposes Musk won’t get paid unless his company’s stock…
The likeliest route for lawmakers to reopen the government is to agree on a stopgap spending measure that stretches longer than the few days that Senate Democrats want, but shorter than the four weeks that the House approved on Thursday. But agreeing on the length of the stopgap bill — essentially, a matter of circling…
Yet millions of Americans will not notice the effect of the shutdown on their daily lives, and some of the most visible examples of previous government shutdowns — the closing of national parks — will not happen this time. The Interior Department said attractions like the Grand Canyon and the World War II Memorial on…
The House and Senate are back in session Sunday with a federal government shutdown in its second day amid a spending-bill impasse in Congress. The House is supposed to be on recess this week, but members stayed in Washington as negotiations continue.Here are the latest developments, updated throughout the day:Pivotal Day Could Yield Quick Deal…
Americans in cities coast-to-coast poured into the streets Saturday for the Women's March, an event that highlighted not only vehement opposition to the policies of the Trump administration but also support for the #MeToo movement that has taken hold in recent months.As the federal government began a shutdown following Congress’s failure to agree on a…
The weeks-old standoff on immigration and spending only grew more charged last week after Mr. Trump referred to African nations as “shithole countries.” By Thursday, talks on those matters had produced little visible progress, and prominent House Democrats were introducing a resolution to censure the president for his words. In the Senate, Democrats were unifying…
Lawmakers have until Friday at midnight to pass a short-term spending bill to avoid a government shutdown. The House passed the bill Thursday night, but it appears less likely to pass in the Senate, where Democrats are demanding that the legislation include protections for young undocumented immigrants. Here are the primary factions in the debate:…
Temporary government funding runs out at midnight Friday and the House and Senate are seeking an agreement on a temporary extension. Democrats are demanding that spending legislation include a provision permanently shielding about 690,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the U.S. as children from deportation, while Republican want to keep that issue separate from funding and…
In a six-floor retail space near Times Square, the Guy Fieri restaurant has closed and construction hasn’t begun on celebrity chef Todd English’s food hall. A tourist attraction featuring a 1/87th scale model of New York City was behind on rent for two months as of December, according to loan documents.It wasn’t supposed to be…
