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Federal government shutdown continues into next week with no deal

CHARLESTON — The U.S. Senate voted once again on the clean Republican continuing resolution to keep the federal government funded until November and a Democratic continuing resolution tied to health care subsidies, with both failing. Meanwhile, West Virginia will keep its two national parks ...

Trump uses government shutdown to dole out firings and political punishment

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, saying he planned to meet with budget director Russ Vought to talk through "temporary or permanent" spending cuts that could set up a ...