Thune: Shutdown can be avoided if Dems ‘dial back’ demands

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is rejecting Democratic demands on health care as unserious but says a government shutdown ...

With government shutdown imminent, Cantwell highlights Democrats’ key demand: Stopping sharp increase in health insurance costs

WASHINGTON – Congress headed into the weekend with a government shutdown all but certain to begin on Wednesday, as Democrats demand Republican majorities in the House and Senate act to keep health ...