Jan 09 Watch 9:37 White House meeting concludes with ‘2 completely different stories,’ no progress President Trump called a Wednesday meeting with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer a “total waste of time.” While Democrats and Republicans differ on what took place during the meeting, it's clear that no… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 7:41 Panetta: Shutdown is ‘punishing innocent people’ The ongoing government shutdown is not the first time a political stalemate has caused federal agencies to close and workers to go without paychecks. Leon Panetta, who was White House chief of staff during a shutdown under President Clinton, tells… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 7:13 Rep. Collins: By packaging shutdown with wall funding, Trump is ‘putting Americans first’ Some House Republicans have voted to separate wall funding from bills that would reopen the government. But Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga., tells Judy Woodruff that the “vast majority” of congressional Republicans want to keep the government shutdown tied to funding… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 4:58 Shutdown stalls immigration courts already facing a ‘tremendous backlog’ of cases The government shutdown over funding a southern border wall has largely disabled the system that processes immigration cases. Most cases in immigration courts, which are already overburdened, have been delayed indefinitely. Judge Dana Leigh Marks, former president of the National… Continue watching
Jan 09 Watch 3:42 With the government shutdown, American scientific progress is disrupted Even scientists who don’t work for the government, but receive federal money for research and grants, are among the hundreds of thousands of Americans affected by the government shutdown, now in its 19th day. That means important work and research… Continue watching
Jan 09 As shutdown wears on, 5 stories from federal workers and their families By Rachel Wellford, Matt Loffman In interviews with the PBS NewsHour, dozens of government workers and those around them expressed frustration with the shutdown and its impact on their daily lives. Continue reading
Jan 09 South Korea ambassador says second Trump-Kim summit likely By Associated Press South Korea's Ambassador to the U.S. says he is hopeful that a second meeting between President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will take place. Continue reading
Jan 09 WATCH: Democrats ‘unwilling to even negotiate,’ Pence says after White House meeting By Associated Press Pence spoke outside the West Wing after a contentious meeting Wednesday between Trump and congressional leaders. Continue reading
Jan 09 WATCH: Democrats say Trump walked out of shutdown negotiations By Associated Press Trump is also weighing in on the meeting by tweet, calling it "a total waste of time."… Continue reading
Jan 09 Trump move to cut off temporary status for Haitians heads to trial By Adam Geller, Associated Press The case, in New York, centers on the Temporary Protected Status program, which has allowed about 50,000 people from Haiti to live and work in the U.S. temporarily since a devastating earthquake in 2010. Continue reading