Judge Slams U.S. Over ‘Laughable’ Shutdown Delay Request

In a ruling denying the government’s bid for more time, U.S. District Judge William G. Young said lapses in federal appropriations, like the current one triggered by President Donald Trump’s demand for funding for a border wall with Mexico, aren’t a government "policy" that could theoretically justify staying such a lawsuit."Let us talk plain -- they are simply an abdication by the president and the Congress (which could override a presidential veto) of the duty to govern respo