Jan 01 White House invites Hill leaders to briefing on border security By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jan 01 Russians arrest former U.S. Marine on espionage charges By Lynn Berry, Associated Press The arrest comes as U.S.-Russian ties are severely strained, in part over Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Continue reading
Jan 01 U.S. nuclear and missile arsenal apologizes for New Year’s Eve tweet By Associated Press The first tweet read in part: "#TimesSquare tradition rings in the #NewYear by dropping the big ball...if ever needed, we are #ready to drop something much, much bigger."… Continue reading
Jan 01 Georgia may update election system amid criticism By Kate Brumback, Associated Press Cybersecurity experts have warned that the touchscreen voting machines Georgia has used since 2002 are unreliable and vulnerable to hacking, and provide no way to do an audit or confirm that votes have been recorded correctly because there's no paper… Continue reading
Jan 01 U.S. and Israel officially withdraw from UNESCO By Thomas Adamson, Associated Press The withdrawals will not greatly impact UNESCO financially, since it has been dealing with a funding slash ever since 2011 when both Israel and the U.S. stopped paying dues after Palestine was voted in as a member state. Continue reading
Dec 31 Watch 4:38 News Wrap: House Democrats to propose funding plan In our news wrap Monday, the partial government shutdown reached day 10, but House Democrats are formulating a plan that could end it. Their forthcoming proposal would fund the Department of Homeland Security into early February, allocating $1.3 billion for… Continue watching
Dec 31 Watch 9:56 Democrats take control of the House this week. Can they get past the wall? Political correspondent Lisa Desjardins and The Washington Post’s Erica Werner join Amna Nawaz to discuss House Democrats’ forthcoming plan for funding government agencies currently shut down, Sen. Elizabeth Warner's step toward a 2020 presidential bid amidst what is expected to… Continue watching
Dec 31 Trump says he’s ‘ready’ to negotiate with Dems to end the shutdown By Associated Press The president told the Fox News Channel in a year-end interview that Democratic congressional leaders "can come over right now" to try to hash out a solution to the partial government shutdown. Continue reading
Dec 31 These issues will top state lawmakers’ to-do lists in 2019 By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Big-dollar decisions about health care and education will lead the agenda in many state capitols as lawmakers convene for their 2019 sessions with a closer balance between Republicans and Democrats. Continue reading
Dec 31 Trump attacks critics for questioning pullout from Syria By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press When he announced he was pulling troops from Syria, President Trump said the withdrawal would be rapid. On Monday, he said he was "slowly" pulling troops out. Continue reading