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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.

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…

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.

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…

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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.

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Michael Cohen to testify publicly before Congress in February

By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press

The testimony of the president's former lawyer will be the first major public hearing for Democrats, who have promised greater scrutiny of Trump.

Trump has threatened to declare a national emergency to build a wall. Is that legal?

By Maea Lenei Buhre

A closer look at what emergency powers the president has and whether he'll use them.

In Cairo, Secretary Pompeo repudiates Obama Mideast policy

By Matthew Lee, Associated Press

Pompeo said Obama he was naive and timid when confronted with challenges posed by the revolts that convulsed the Middle East, including Egypt.

Lawsuit aims to protect powers of Wisconsin’s newly-elected governor

By Scott Bauer, Associated Press

The lawsuit argues last month's lame-duck legislative session, when Republican lawmakers passed a set of bills to limit the new governor's authority, was unconstitutional.