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Shutdown Goes on as Trump Offer Doesn’t Budge Democrats

WASHINGTON — Thirty-one days into the partial government shutdown, Democrats and Republicans appeared no closer to ending the impasse than when it began, with President Donald Trump lashing out at his opponents after they dismissed a plan he'd billed as a comp...
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Have You Read President Trump’s Letter to Speaker Pelosi?

The tit-for-tat games play on in Washington, D.C., amid a partial government shutdown over border wall funding that is causing financial hardships for many federal employees. On Wednesday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sent President Donald Trump a letter aski...
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IRS Recalling 46,000 Workers to Handle Taxes

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service is recalling about 46,000 of its employees furloughed by the government shutdown — nearly 60 percent of its workforce — to handle tax returns and pay out refunds. The e...
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Trump Rejects Suggested Short-Term Government Shutdown Fix

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday rejected the suggestion that he temporarily reopen government while negotiations continue on his proposed border wall, signaling no speedy resolution to the partial government shutdown now into a fourth week. Le...