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Nation Jan 19
Could 1st tangible signs of shutdown progress be emerging?The first tangible signs of movement may be emerging in the impasse that has shut down the government for weeks: President Donald Trump is promising a “major announcement” about the closure and the U.S.-Mexico border and Democrats are pledging more…
Politics Jan 18
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell stands back as shutdown drags onThe Republican leader has been conspicuously deferential to Trump since the shutdown began.
Politics Jan 17
Trump denies Pelosi an aircraft to visit U.S. troops abroadThe move was an apparent response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's attempt to delay the president's State of Union address.
Nation Jan 17
Shutdown ongoing, State Department sends diplomats back to work with payThe State Department on Thursday instructed all U.S. diplomats in Washington and elsewhere to return to work next week with pay, saying it had found money for their salaries at least temporarily despite the ongoing government shutdown.
Economy Jan 16
Shutdown is having greater drag on economy than expected, Trump economists acknowledgeIn a call with reporters, White House Council of Economic Advisers chairman Kevin Hassett said Tuesday the shutdown is reducing economic growth more than predicted. He said the "hope is this resolves quickly and that it won't have a major…
Nation Jan 12
Shutdown becomes longest federal closure in US historyThe partial government shutdown became the longest closure in U.S. history when the clock ticked past midnight into early Saturday as President Donald Trump and nervous Republicans scrambled to find a way out of the mess.
Politics Jan 11
Trump indicates he won’t declare emergency ‘so fast’Meanwhile, some 800,000 federal employees, more than half still on the job, missed their first paycheck under a stoppage that tied a record for the longest government shutdown.
Politics Jan 11
Trump closer to declaring national emergency; 800,000 workers won’t get paid amid shutdownPresident Donald Trump is edging closer to declaring a national emergency to fund his long-promised border wall, as pressure mounts to find an escape hatch from the impasse that has closed parts of the government, leaving hundreds of thousands of…
Politics Jan 10
Trump to visit U.S.-Mexico border as shutdown talks fall apartTrump plans to visit border patrol station for a roundtable on immigration and border security.
Politics Jan 07
Trump plans border visit as shutdown lurches into third weekWith no breakthrough in sight to end the partial government shutdown, President Donald Trump is planning to visit the U.S.-Mexico border on Thursday to highlight his demands for a border wall.
