Erik Wasson

GOP Rep. Doug LaMalfa Dies, Narrowing House Majority Lawmaker’s Death Leaves Republicans With Little Margin on Key Votes | Bloomberg NewsErik Wasson Key Takeaways: - Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-Calif.) died Jan. 5 at age 65, party leaders said, further shrinking... See more

US president Donald Trump signs funding bill to end worst government shutdown in American history Millions of people had to go without food aid and pay, while thousands of flights were cancelled during ugly impasse US president Donald Trump signed legisla... See more

President Trump’s signature means the government can begin to resume normal operations, with some federal workers expected back on the job as soon as Thursday. However it could still take days, or even weeks, for the federal bureaucracy to fully restart a... See more

A six-week clash between President Fully restarting the federal bureaucracy after the longest US government shutdown in history could still take days. Transportation Secretary The House voted 222 to 209 Wednesday evening to pass the interim funding, drawi... See more

President “We have support from enough Democrats, and we’re going to be opening up our country,” Trump told reporters on Monday. “It’s too bad it was closed, but we’re going to be opening up our country very quickly.” Senate Majority Leader The Senate sti... See more