Nation Jan 06 Each side accusing other of giving no ground on shutdown More discussions were planned for Sunday, while President Donald Trump, who did not attend the negotiating session, was scheduled to be at Camp David for a retreat with White House staff on border security and other topics.
Politics Jan 05 Democrats take power in House; impeachment talk flares House Speaker Nancy Pelosi had only been in office for a few hours when a handful of Democrats defied her persistent calls not to begin the new Congress by talking about impeachment.
Politics Jan 03 WATCH: ‘Without a wall you cannot have border security,’ Trump says President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room Thursday on the 13th day of the partial government shutdown, as he continued to dig in his heels over his promised border wall.
Politics Jan 03 WATCH: Speaker Pelosi heralds ‘new dawn’ at opening of 116th Congress In a nod to the moment, Pelosi, the first female speaker, was broadly pledging to make Congress work for all Americans.
Politics Jan 03 WATCH: House elects Pelosi speaker as Democrats take control The near party-line majority vote makes her the country's most powerful Democrat as the party begins two more years of confronting President Donald Trump.
Politics Jan 03 Talks go nowhere as partial government shutdown enters 13th day No one budged at President Donald Trump's closed-door meeting with congressional leaders, so the partial government shutdown persisted over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. They'll all try again Friday.
Politics Jan 02 WATCH: Trump fires at Democrats over shutdown, says Vatican has ‘biggest wall of them all’ President Donald Trump said Wednesday at a Cabinet meeting at the White House that if Democrats are going to say a border wall is "immoral," then "you've got to do something about the Vatican."…
Politics Jan 02 On top of House Democrats’ to-do list? Try to end the shutdown House Democrats are sweeping into power this week on a campaign promise of improving government for ordinary Americans. But first, they'll have to get government reopened from the partial shutdown.
Politics Jan 02 Hill leaders to attend White House briefing on border security Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are expected to attend a briefing on border security at the White House as the government remains partially shut down and President Donald Trump asks in a tweet, "Let's make a deal?"…
Politics Jan 01 White House invites Hill leaders to briefing on border security As a partial government shutdown extends into its 11th day, the White House has invited congressional leaders to attend a West Wing briefing Wednesday on border security.