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
Jan 10 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. Continue reading
Jan 10 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. Continue reading
Jan 10 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. Continue reading
Jan 10 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. Continue reading