Congressional leaders have been scrambling for days to avert a partial government shutdown by the end of Friday.
Congressional leaders have been scrambling for days to avert a partial government shutdown by the end of Friday.
January is set to be a busy month in Washington, with a new Congress and a new administration set to take office.
Local media is reporting that at least one person was killed and dozens more were injured when a car plowed into a crowded Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany. The driver of the car has been arrested.
Some of the impacts of federal agencies shutting down would start right away, while others would become more apparent the longer a shutdown lasts.
There was no immediate word on whether people were killed or injured. The driver of the car was arrested, German news agency dpa reported.
Richard Allen, of Delphi, Ind., received the maximum sentence, concluding a case that came to be known as the Delphi Murders. His lawyers plan to appeal.
An idea long championed by Democrats now has support among the figurehead of the Republican Party.
The disputed regulation would have provided debt relief for 25 million borrowers