Schumer Shoots Down Bill to Pay Coast Guard

Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer on Thursday blocked a Republican bill that would pay the Coast Guard without ending the ongoing partial government shutdown.Republican Senator John Kennedy, who attempted to move the legislation forward, refused Schumer’s request to add provisions reopening the federal government because, he said, such a bill would not be signed by President Trump.You can spend all day trying to teach a goat how to climb a tree, but you’re better off hiring a squi