President Trump: The only reason the unemployment rate has climbed to 4.5% is because we are downsizing government employees on an unprecedented scale. All the new jobs are from the private sector! I can bring the unemployment rate down to 2% overnight by simply hiring more people in the federal government, even if those jobs are not required. Hopefully those fake news will accurately report the 4.5% number.
According to market news, a majority of members of the U.S. House of Representatives voted in favor of advancing legislation to reopen the federal government, and the vote is still ongoing.
According to US media reports on the 9th, the US Senate has reached an agreement on ending the "shutdown" of the federal government. (Xinhua News Agency)
According to Xinhua News Agency, the US Senate again failed to pass the federal government's temporary funding bill on the 4th. This means that the current round of federal government "shutdown" that began on October 1 is about to break the historical record of 35 days of "shutdown" from the end of 2018 to the beginning of 2019, becoming the longest government "shutdown" in US history.
Dawn finally dawned on the 34-day shutdown of the US federal government! On Monday, top congressional leaders from both parties spoke publicly for the first time about a possible "exit package". While the deal could still break down, the budget standoff is making positive progress. Click to view
The US federal government shutdown has entered a crucial week, and the stalemate is about to set a record for the longest in history. Democrats have renewed their call for Trump to directly engage in negotiations to end the shutdown, and the bipartisan battle over health care has become the key to breaking the deadlock. Click to view
A U.S. judge has ordered the Trump administration to suspend plans to lay off thousands of federal employees during the government shutdown. U.S. District Judge Susan Illston in San Francisco made the ruling on Wednesday. More than 4,100 federal employees have received layoff notices since last week. The order is not a final ruling on the merits of the case. That means the more than two dozen federal agencies named in the case cannot issue new layoff notices if they involve projects involving un...
The federal government shutdown in the United States has entered its ninth day, and the Republicans and Democrats are still deadlocked, blaming each other. Health insurance subsidies and military salaries are in focus, and the public is crying out that "children may be without medicine", but the two parties are busy with political games and show no signs of compromise. Click to view...
According to CCTV news, on October 8 local time, the US Senate voted on the Republican version of the short-term appropriation bill passed by the House of Representatives and the Democratic alternative, but neither passed. The US federal government continues to shut down.
When the US federal government shutdown entered its second week, Trump suddenly released a negotiating signal, expressing his willingness to negotiate with Democrats on the issue of medical subsidies. Click to view...