U.S. Senate votes to fund government, avoid shutdown
Thursday, 20 December 2018 The U.S. Senate has voted to temporarily fund the government and avoid a federal shutdown over President Donald Trump's border wall.
Senate Republicans are waiting for word from President Donald Trump about a potential partial government shutdown. Politico reports about a quarter of the government is scheduled to temporarily close on Friday as Trump continues to argue with Democrats about the funding of a US-Mexico border wall....
Southwest Airlines cut its forecast for a key revenue metric, citing weak passenger demand and a $60 million hit to first quarter sales from the partial government shutdown. Fred Katayama reports.
REUTERS/Lucy Nicholson/File Photo (Reuters) - Southwest Airlines Co cut its forecast for first-quarter revenue per seat mile on Wednesday, citing weak passenger demand and a $60 million hit from the..
The House has voted to pass a compromise bill on border security hours after the Senate overwhelmingly approved it, averting a second government shutdown in two months. The White House says President..
The U.S. Senate and House of Representatives vote overwhelmingly to pass a new funding bill, avoiding another government shutdown. The bill contains no money for Donald Trump's border wall, but the..
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