Jan 11 Watch 12:36 Shields and Brooks on border wall negotiations, Mueller updates Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks analyze the week in politics, including whether Republicans are on the defensive, normal negotiations vs. “towers of ego,” Michael Cohen’s upcoming congressional testimony and the news that Paul Manafort… Continue watching
Jan 11 Trump indicates he won’t declare emergency ‘so fast’ By Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 11 Supreme Court says Justice Ginsburg’s recovery is ‘on track’ The Supreme Court says that doctors for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg confirmed an initial evaluation that found no evidence of remaining cancer following surgery. But the 85-year-old justice will miss court arguments next week. Continue reading
Jan 11 U.S. official says withdrawal from Syria has begun By Philip Issa, Zeina Karam, Associated Press After days of conflicting statements about a timeline for U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out American troops from Syria, a U.S. military official said Friday that the withdrawal process has begun, declining to comment on specific timetables or… Continue reading
Jan 11 How the government shutdown might end By Alan Fram, Associated Press Somehow, the deadlock between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats that's shuttered federal agencies for a record-tying 21 days will end. The only real questions are when, how and who will be crowned the winner in public opinion polls and… Continue reading
Jan 11 Miami airport to close terminal amid shutdown By Associated Press Miami International Airport is closing a terminal this weekend due to the partial government shutdown because security screeners have been calling in sick at twice the airport's normal rate. Continue reading
Jan 11 Trump closer to declaring national emergency; 800,000 workers won’t get paid amid shutdown By Catherine Lucey, Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President 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… Continue reading
Jan 10 Senate approves bill to pay federal employees retroactively after shutdown ends By Associated Press The Senate approved the bill unanimously Thursday. It now goes to the House. Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 11:05 As shutdown drags on, ‘interesting dynamics’ appear on Capitol Hill The fight over the government shutdown remains at a stalemate, 20 days after some federal agencies closed. President Trump traveled to Texas Thursday to visit the Mexico border, meeting with members of the U.S. Border Patrol. Meanwhile, protesters across the… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 6:25 Border wall is not ‘who we are,’ says Rep. Thompson What’s the impact for national security when those who work to keep us safe aren’t getting paid? Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, says DHHS and TSA employees are still doing their jobs. Continue watching