US government shutdown in balance after top Democrat avoids fight
George Mihalcea
WASHINGTON: The US Senate appeared closer Friday (Mar 14) to avoiding an economically damaging government funding shutdown after the Democrats' top leader shied away from a major confrontation with President Donald Trump, prompting backlash from the left. Democrats are smarting over Trump's radical spending cuts which have shredded entire sections of government and seen Congress largely bypassed in what critics say is an unconstitutional exercise of power by the White House. Many in the party
din zilele anterioare