Politics Mar 09 As budget deficit balloons, few in Washington seem to care The federal budget deficit is ballooning on President Donald Trump’s watch and few in Washington seem to care.
Politics Feb 26 House passes resolution blocking Trump’s emergency order The House of representatives approved the legislation 245 to 182.
Politics Feb 22 Trump says he’d veto resolution terminating his emergency declaration ‘100 percent’ The Democrats introduced a resolution Friday to block Trump's declaration, and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said the House would vote on the measure Tuesday. It is sure to pass, and the GOP-run Senate may adopt it as well.
Politics Feb 22 Democrats move to block Trump’s national emergency declaration The resolution aims to stop Trump's efforts to secure $6.6 billion for building a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
Politics Feb 16 Analysis: Shutdown saga delivers lesson on political compromise, defies skeptics When you want results in a polarized Washington, sometimes it pays to simply leave the professionals alone to do their jobs.
Politics Feb 15 WATCH: Trump declares national emergency to build border wall Battling with one branch of government and opening a new confrontation with another, President Donald Trump announced Friday he was declaring a national emergency to fulfill his pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Politics Feb 14 WATCH: Senate approves border security and funding bill President Donald Trump will sign Congress' border security compromise, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday.
Politics Feb 13 Unhappy with deal, Trump still doesn’t expect a new shutdown Under mounting pressure from his own party, President Donald Trump appears to be grudgingly leaning toward accepting an agreement that would head off a threatened second government shutdown but provide just a fraction of the money he's been demanding for…
Politics Feb 12 Budget deal allows far less money than Trump wanted for wall Congressional negotiators reached agreement to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues that had threatened to scuttle the talks.
Politics Feb 11 Lawmakers announce ‘agreement in principle’ to avoid shutdown Congressional negotiators announced an agreement late Monday to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues that had threatened to scuttle the talks.