A government shutdown occurs when Congress does not approve of or the President rejects the federal budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Since the 1990s, Congress has often failed to pass the twelve to thirteen appropriation bills that set government-wide spending.<br /><br />In their stead they pass «continuing resolutions (CR)» to extend the existing spending law at or near current levels, and «omnibus» bills that combine many appropriations bills into one. <br /><br...
Theresa May has officially stepped down as the leader of the Conservative Party on Friday, but will remain as prime minister until her successor is chosen in July, 2019. She announced her resignation saying it was a matter of deep regret that she had been unable to deliver Brexit. <br /><br />Her resignation may have made a no deal Brexit impossible to stop. German chancellor Angela Merkel said she had worked well with Theresa May but 'respected' the British PM's...
