Jan 03 Bernie Sanders offers contrition as 2016 aides face harassment allegations By Steve Peoples, Associated Press “Of course, if I run again, we will do better next time,” Sanders told CNN. Continue reading
Jan 03 Pelosi not ruling out impeachment proceedings By Associated Press Pelosi says the partial government shutdown stemming from Trump's demand for wall funding has nothing to do with Democrats. Continue reading
Jan 03 Talks go nowhere as partial government shutdown enters 13th day By Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 6:45 Why this government shutdown represents a ‘historic first’ It's day 12 of the partial government shutdown. President Trump met with congressional leaders Wednesday afternoon, the day before Democrats take control of the House, to reiterate that affected government agencies would remain closed as long as it takes to… Continue watching
Jan 02 AP fact check: Trump’s claims on border wall, drug prices, Mattis By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press President Donald Trump is, at once, demanding billions of dollars from the U.S. Treasury for a border wall and insisting the wall won't really cost America anything. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch 5:01 White House: Trump made ‘good faith offer’ to Democrats on border wall The White House director of strategic communications says President Trump proposed a plan to Democrats to fund a southern border wall and resolve the partial government shutdown, but they "refused to negotiate." A Wednesday meeting hasn't yet led to a… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 5:29 Hoyer: Democrats support border security, not taking the government ‘hostage’ House Democrats are “prepared to negotiate” with President Trump on border security, said incoming majority leader Rep. Steny Hoyer, but they don’t want the government, or the country, to be “penalized” in the meantime. Hoyer talks to Judy Woodruff about… Continue watching
Jan 02 Watch 5:06 Federal workers’ union calls government shutdown ‘unconscionable’ The American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) is suing the Trump administration, arguing that it's illegal to force 400,000 federal employees to work without pay. According to J. David Cox, the president of the union, the Fair Labor Standards Act… Continue watching
Jan 02 WATCH: Trump fires at Democrats over shutdown, says Vatican has ‘biggest wall of them all’ By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press 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."… Continue reading
Jan 02 WATCH: A border barrier would be ‘overkill,’ Trump’s AG nominee said in 1992 interview By Daniel Bush In a 1992 interview on the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour on PBS, William Barr, President Donald Trump's pick to serve as attorney general, told host Jim Lehrer that he disagreed with a proposal to build a barrier along the border. Continue reading