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Westinghouse Electric Company ("Westinghouse"), Cameco Corporation ("Cameco") and Brookfield Asset Management ("Brookfield") today announced that the United States Government ("U.S. Government") has entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the deployment of nuclear power,
The states petitioned a federal court days after the Agriculture Dept. said it would not take emergency steps to provide aid during the government shutdown.
The stopgap bill, which would extend government funding until Nov. 21, was defeated after a 49-45 vote. It required 60 votes to pass and has now extended the shutdown to two weeks. The Senate will reconvene and vote again on Oct. 15, marking the ninth voting session on the funding bill.
The longest government shutdown in U.S. history happened in Trump's first term in office. In December 2018, the federal government shut down due to a lack of appropriations. The 35-day standoff began on Dec. 22, 2018, and lasted until Jan. 25, 2019.