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December 20, 2015

Teachers' unions fight bill that would bar sex offenders from schools

The measure would require school systems to check state and federal criminal records for employees with unsupervised access to elementary and secondary school students, and for people seeking those jobs. 

December 20, 2015

Rubio downcast about immigration reform, casts blame on Obama

Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio gave a downcast assessment Sunday about Congress passing immigration reform, arguing that fellow party members are leery about dealing with President Obama on the issue since he would not negotiate fairly during the recent fiscal crisis.

December 20, 2015

Senate leaders scramble to craft budget deal, but will House GOP buy it?

Republican leaders in the House and Senate will face restless rank-and-file members Tuesday morning when they give updates on ongoing negotiations to cobble together a budget plan that would end a two-week-old partial government shutdown and increase the U.S. debt ceiling. 

December 20, 2015

Senate to try again to end fiscal crisis, after nixing Collins' plan

The Senate will return to work Sunday and attempt to find another way to end the partial shutdown of government services and reach an agreement on the nation's borrowing limit before an October 17 deadline after Democrats rejected a proposal by Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins that had bipartisan support.

December 20, 2015

Senate Republicans float plan to end partial government shutdown

While House Republicans are pitching a plan to allow a short-term increase in the debt ceiling, Republican senators are floating a separate proposal that would deal with the still-unresolved partial government shutdown.

December 20, 2015

‘Shameful’: Local DC officials lose cool with Dem leaders over partial shutdown

Democratic leaders who run the District of Columbia are rapidly losing patience with their Democratic colleagues in Congress and the White House, lashing out at them over the partial government shutdown and questioning their overall strategy.

December 20, 2015

Congressional stalemate rings in government slimdown

What the Obama administration is portraying as a "shutdown" of the federal government -- complete with signs posted at the entrances to government buildings, parks and monuments -- is turning out to be more of a "slimdown," as all but non-essential workers reported to their jobs Tuesday.

December 20, 2015

Much of government remains open in 'shutdown'

With all the talk of a government shutdown, it's important to remember that much of the government will technically remain open.

December 20, 2015

Lawmakers react to federal government shutdown

The following is a round-up of reaction from lawmakers and others on Congress missing the midnight deadline to avert a government shutdown.

December 20, 2015

Fed partial shutdown leaves Americans stranded abroad

Florida businessman Michael McGhee found himself persona non grata when ferrying a yacht back to the U.S.