tim huelskamp

Nearly 300,000 civilian federal employees in Maryland face furloughs and missed paychecks as Congress and the White House are charging toward a repeat of the 2013 budget stalemate that closed the government.

Senate leaders moved toward a deal Wednesday to avoid a shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security, sidestepping a fight over immigration policy. President Barack Obama, meanwhile, declared his administration would curtail deportation of immigrants despite a loss in court earlier this month.

Mary Sanchez says that as long right wing insurgents can attract big bucks, they'll be a force in the GOP