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
Dec 31 House Democrats unveil plan to open government By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The House is preparing to vote on the package Thursday when the new Congress convenes. This is according to an aide who was not authorized to discuss the plan publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. Continue reading
Dec 31 Outgoing defense secretary Mattis urges employees to ‘hold fast’ By Robert Burns, Associated Press Jim Mattis, who resigned over a series of policy disagreements with Trump said he's confident Pentagon employees will remain "undistracted from our sworn mission to support and defend the Constitution while protecting our way of life."… Continue reading
Dec 31 Trump’s promise of a wall may not be fulfilled as advertised By Zeke Miller, Associated Press Three confidantes of President Donald Trump, including his departing chief of staff, are indicating that the president's signature campaign pledge to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border would not be fulfilled as advertised. Continue reading
Dec 31 Veterans’ support for Trump strong, poll shows By Emily Swanson, Hannah Fingerhut, Associated Press Nearly 6 in 10 military veterans voted for Republican candidates in the November midterm elections, and a similar majority had positive views of President Donald Trump's leadership. But women, the fastest growing demographic group in the military, are defying that… Continue reading