How Trump Used Government Shutdowns as Leverage During His First Presidency
A partial government shutdown in Donald J. Trump’s first term was the longest in U.S. history.
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Would the US Postal Service stop during a shutdown?
The post office is not funded by taxpayer dollars.The Hill - 7h -
Government shutdown looms as plan backed by President-elect Trump fails in Congress
With hours left to avert a shutdown, a plan backed by President-elect Donald Trump was killed after dozens of Republicans joined Democrats to vote against it. This is House Speaker Mike Johnson's ...CBS News - 7h -
A government shutdown looms. Here’s how U.S. stocks performed during past closures.
There have been six government shutdowns since 1978 that lasted five days or more, and the S&P 500 stock index gained in the four most recent shutdowns.MarketWatch - 8h -
FirstFT: US government on brink of shutdown
Also in today’s newsletter, crypto hedge funds’ windfall and US sends envoys to SyriaFinancial Times - 12h -
US government shutdown looms after House rejects Trump-backed funding bill
Congress faces Friday night deadline after president-elect helped kill initial draft legislationFinancial Times - 17h -
US government nears shutdown after Trump attacks funding bill
President-elect’s intervention raises odds of federal closures by weekendFinancial Times - 1d -
Georgia's outgoing president urges EU to use more leverage to back protesters
Georgia’s outgoing president wants the European Union to press her country’s pro-Russia government to hold a new electionABC News - 2d -
Trump Held His First News Conference as President-Elect
Also, Syria’s new leader called for sanctions to be lifted. Here’s the latest at the end of Monday.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump reportedly promises January 6 pardons ‘in the first hour’ of his presidency or sooner – US politics live
President-elect says in Time ‘person of the year’ interview that he plans to pardon most of the Capitol rioters; Biden says more pardons to come after mass clemency. Time magazine names Donald ...The Guardian - Dec. 12
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