Wednesday, December 11 2013 6:48 PM EST2013-12-11 23:48:33 GMT
A newly minted budget deal to avert future government shutdowns gained important ground Wednesday among House Republicans who are more accustomed to brinkmanship than compromise, even though it would nudge federal deficits higher three years in a row.
A newly minted budget deal to avert future government shutdowns gained important ground Wednesday among House Republicans who are more accustomed to brinkmanship than compromise, even though it would nudge federal deficits higher three years in a row.
Wednesday, November 13 2013 1:44 PM EST2013-11-13 18:44:34 GMT
The man who mowed the lawn around the Lincoln Memorial during the shutdown is getting honored Wednesday. Chris Cox was out at the Lincoln Memorial with a lawnmower and chain saw in early October.
The man who mowed the lawn around the Lincoln Memorial during the shutdown is getting honored Wednesday. Chris Cox was out at the Lincoln Memorial with a lawnmower and chain saw in early October.
Wednesday, October 23 2013 4:50 PM EDT2013-10-23 20:50:09 GMT
The 16-day partial government shutdown is all but certain to figure prominently in Thursday's final sparring match between candidates in the governor's race. And that could be a problem for Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli.
The 16-day partial government shutdown is all but certain to figure prominently in Thursday's final sparring match between candidates in the governor's race. And that could be a problem for Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli.
Friday, October 18 2013 5:44 PM EDT2013-10-18 21:44:43 GMT
Public tours of the White House, canceled earlier this year because of budget cuts, are resuming next month on a limited basis, officials said Friday in a welcome announcement for the many who found themselves locked out of "the people's house."
Public tours of the White House, canceled earlier this year because of budget cuts, are resuming next month on a limited basis, officials said Friday in a welcome announcement for the many who found themselves locked out of "the people's house."
Friday, October 18 2013 4:47 PM EDT2013-10-18 20:47:05 GMT
The Republicans' clear defeat in the budget-debt brawl has widened the rift between the Grand Old Party and the blossoming tea party movement that helped revive it.
The Republicans' clear defeat in the budget-debt brawl has widened the rift between the Grand Old Party and the blossoming tea party movement that helped revive it.
Friday, October 18 2013 4:33 PM EDT2013-10-18 20:33:48 GMT
For President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats, this month's budget battles brought about a remarkable period of party unity, a welcome change for the White House after a summer of disputes over possible military action in Syria, government spying programs and the president's pick to lead the Federal Reserve.
For President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats, this month's budget battles brought about a remarkable period of party unity, a welcome change for the White House after a summer of disputes over possible military action in Syria, government spying programs and the president's pick to lead the Federal Reserve.
Friday, October 18 2013 3:32 PM EDT2013-10-18 19:32:42 GMT
A day after most furloughed federal employees went back to work -- and the popular "panda cam" was turned back on -- the Smithsonian's National Zoo is open to visitors again.
A day after most furloughed federal employees went back to work -- and the popular "panda cam" was turned back on -- the Smithsonian's National Zoo is open to visitors again.
Thursday, October 17 2013 8:14 PM EDT2013-10-18 00:14:49 GMT
In withering day-after criticism, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that the 16-day partial government shutdown was a Republican-provoked spectacle that "encouraged our enemies" around the world.
In withering day-after criticism, President Barack Obama declared Thursday that the 16-day partial government shutdown was a Republican-provoked spectacle that "encouraged our enemies" around the world.
Thursday, October 17 2013 7:32 PM EDT2013-10-17 23:32:12 GMT
The waiting period for cashing winning lottery tickets in the District of Columbia is over.
The waiting period for cashing winning lottery tickets in the District of Columbia is over.
McLEAN, Va. -
Despite the fact that a local group has promised to pay for 100 percent of the operating costs, the National Park Service has closed down Claude Moore Colonial Farm.
Operators were stunned when barricades went up on Tuesday. No visitors are allowed onto the grounds.
As much as possible, it is the late 1700s at the Claude Moore Colonial Farm in Fairfax County, Va. Tobacco is still grown here, and it is dried in a small tobacco barn, just the way it was dried 200 years ago.
Even the animals here are generally "rare and heritage breeds." The pigs, for example, are smaller than modern pork. They were captured on an island off the Georgia coast, descendants of a shipwreck in the 1600s.
This history-oriented farm used to be federally-operated, but because of budget cuts in the early 1980s, a local non-profit group in recent years has paid for 80 percent of the operating costs.
"We even snowplow the roads, which [are] theirs," explained Anna Eberly, the managing director of the non-profit that runs the farm. But we still [plow] in order to get it done."
As of October 1st, the Friends of Claude Moore Colonial Farm agreed to take over 100 percent of the costs of the facility. So the operators were astonished when the National Park Service erected barricades and closed off access to visitors.
300 school kids were supposed to be here Wednesday. That field trip has been canceled.
A spokeswoman for the Park Service says it is still federal land, and the rule is: if there's no Congressional appropriation, no visitors are allowed. So, even though the non-profit is now paying for everything, the Claude Moore Farm remains closed.