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Government shutdown 2019

What are your questions about the government shutdown?

by Marketplace Staff
Jan 24, 2019
Let's try to navigate the longest government shutdown in history.
Federal employees holding empty plates stage a rally to call for a vote on the shutdown on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 23, 2019.
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Government shutdown 2019

What should federal workers do about money during the shutdown?

by Jana Kasperkevic
Jan 14, 2019
We asked the experts.
Protesters hold signs during a protest rally by government workers and concerned citizens against the government shutdown on Friday, Jan. 11, 2019 at Post Office Square near the Federal building, headquarters for the EPA and IRS in Boston. The rally was organized by The American Federation of Government Employees. New England has 516 EPA employees that is now down to a staff of 22.
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Explaining the work of the Federal Reserve

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 25, 2018
Why the Fed is important for the economy and your personal budget.
 Jerome Powell testifies during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Nov. 28, 2017 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
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U.S. markets on track for worst December since the Great Depression

by Sabri Ben-Achour
Dec 25, 2018
...and there are many reasons why.
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Government shutdown 2019

Christmas stalemate in Washington over border wall, shutdown

by Associated Press
Dec 25, 2018
Christmas marked the fourth day of the partial U.S. government shutdown with no end in sight.
The White House is shown during a partial shutdown of the federal government on Dec. 24, 2018 in Washington, DC. The partial shutdown will continue for at least a few more days as lawmakers head home for the holidays.
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Japan stocks plunge, other Asia markets fall after U.S. losses

by Associated Press
Dec 25, 2018
Shanghai is down almost 25 percent this year. Tokyo, Hong Kong and other markets are on track to end 2018 down more than 10 percent.
Pedestrians walk past a stock indicator board showing the share price index of the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on Dec. 25, 2018.
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Judge gives ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen 3 years in prison

by Associated Press
Dec 12, 2018
The sentence was in line with what federal prosecutors asked for. Cohen is ordered to surrender March 6.
Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's former personal attorney and fixer, arrives with his family at federal court for his sentencing hearing, Dec. 12, 2018 in New York City.
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Trump nominates William Barr to be his next attorney general

by Associated Press
Dec 7, 2018
Barr previously worked at the CIA in the 1970s and served in several leadership roles at the Justice Department serving under President George H.W. Bush.
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media before boarding Marine One to depart from the White House on Dec. 7, 2018 in Washington, DC.
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Trade showdown

U.S., China reach 90-day cease-fire in trade dispute

by Associated Press
Dec 1, 2018
President Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping have a breakthrough at the G-20 summit in Argentina.
President Donald Trump, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Steven Mnuchin, U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer along with members of their delegation hold a dinner meeting with China's President Xi Jinping at the end of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Buenos Aires, on Dec. 1, 2018.
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Jeff Sessions forced out as attorney general by Trump

by Associated Press
Nov 7, 2018
Sessions told the president in a one-page letter that he was submitting his resignation “at your request.”
Jeff Sessions
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