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Shutdown risk rises after fatal Minneapolis shooting

The risk of a partial government shutdown at the end of January grew more likely Saturday after Senate Democrats vowed to block a funding package over a fatal Minneapolis shooting involving federal law enforcement authorities. Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) on

Trump administration, Congress braces for massive winter storm

The federal government is ramping up preparations ahead of a massive winter storm expected to sweep across multiple states from the Rockies to the Atlantic this weekend. The National Weather Service’s Winter Storm Severity Index on Saturday afternoon displayed expected “extreme