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The Smithsonian National Zoo Main gate is closed to the public on Jan. 2, 2019, in Washington, D.C. With the new Congress scheduled to start on Jan. 3, Congressional Democrats and Republicans have not come to a bipartisan solution to President Donald Trump's demands for more money to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Letters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Wall Not Worth Shutdown

by WI Guest Author January 9, 2019October 31, 2020

Rep. Adam Schiff (left) greets Rep. Elijah Cummings at the Maryland Democratic Party’s 20th annual legislative luncheon in Annapolis on Jan. 8. (Brigette White/The Washington Informer)

Md. Democrats Enthusiastic About Upcoming Legislative Year

by William J. Ford January 8, 2019October 31, 2020

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Maryland) leads a Jan. 7 roundtable discussion in Largo with federal employees affected by the government shutdown. (William J. Ford/The Washington Informer)

Community, William J. Ford

Federal Workers Fret, Tighten Belts as Shutdown Hits Week 3: ‘Live Paycheck to Paycheck’

by William J. Ford January 7, 2019October 31, 2020

Donald Trump

Op-Ed, Opinion, Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr.

JESSE JACKSON: A Petulant President Shuts Down Government and Insults Working People

by Rev. Jesse L. Jackson Sr. January 2, 2019October 31, 2020

The Smithsonian National Zoo Main gate is closed to the public on Jan. 2, 2019, in Washington, D.C. With the new Congress scheduled to start on Jan. 3, Congressional Democrats and Republicans have not come to a bipartisan solution to President Donald Trump's demands for more money to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

Federal Shutdown Lurches On; Trump Meets with Leaders of Congress to ‘Make a Deal’

by WI Guest Author January 2, 2019October 31, 2020

Ianther Mills

Faith, Religion

Shutdown Talk Permeates Watch Night Services

by Hamil R. Harris January 2, 2019October 31, 2020

A sign informs visitors that the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of the American Indian in New York City is closed due to the government shutdown on Jan. 2, 2019 (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Bill Fletcher Jr., Op-Ed, Opinion

FLETCHER: Trump, Furloughs and Federal Sector Labor Unions

by WI Guest Author January 2, 2019October 31, 2020

U.S. Capitol Building

Spending Agreement Ends Brief Gov. Shutdown; DACA Remains in Limbo

by Stacy M. Brown February 9, 2018October 31, 2020

Sens. Charles Schumer (left) and Lindsey Graham (Courtesy of timesofisrael.com)

Deal Reached to End Government Shutdown; Final Vote to Come

by Stacy M. Brown January 22, 2018October 31, 2020

U.S. Capitol Building

Government Shutdown Looms as DACA Struggle Continues

by Stacy M. Brown January 16, 2018October 31, 2020