Dec 30 Chief of staff Kelly: Trump backed away from wall months ago By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump long ago backed away from his campaign pledge to construct a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, his outgoing chief of staff said, as the president's demand for "border security" funding triggered a partial government shutdown with no… Continue reading
Dec 30 Watch 4:16 Border wall dispute sets latest government shutdown apart The partial government shutdown is nearing 2019, when President Trump may have to adjust to a more openly defiant House of Representatives as Democrats take the majority. New York Times national political correspondent Michael Tackett joins Alison Stewart to discuss… Continue watching
Dec 30 Former Afghanistan commander warns of plans to cut troops By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Sunday that withdrawing up to half the 14,000 American troops serving there would reduce the incentive for the Taliban to negotiate a peace deal after more than 17 years of war. Continue reading
Dec 30 No talk of solution to shutdown, president tweets blame By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump was firing Twitter barbs at Democrats this weekend as talks to end a weeklong partial government shutdown remained at a stalemate. Continue reading
Dec 29 Watch 24:59 December 29, 2018 - PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Saturday, Dec. 29, the partial government shutdown enters its second weekend, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen continues her tour of facilities along the border after the deaths of two young children in U.S. custody, and the… Continue watching
Dec 29 Watch 4:25 Government shutdown: 'The people working just aren't getting paychecks' On day eight of the partial government shutdown, more federal workers — just 15 percent of whom work in Washington, D.C. — are notified of whether they will be furloughed or required to work without pay into the new year. Continue watching
Dec 29 More health exams instituted for migrant children at border By Associated Press More thorough initial health screenings for migrants, as well as secondary screenings, will be held for every child in Border Patrol custody following the deaths of two Guatemalan children this month, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Continue reading
Dec 29 Military women, female veterans are shifting away from GOP By Hope Yen, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press Long seen as a bastion of support for Republicans, the face of the U.S. military and its veterans is changing — and perhaps too is their political bent. Continue reading
Dec 29 Nielsen visits Arizona city on 2nd day of border tour By Associated Press Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen went to an Arizona border city Saturday on the second day of a southwest tour following the recent death of another Guatemalan migrant child in U.S. government custody . Continue reading
Dec 29 Trump, Democrats play the blame game in 2nd shutdown weekend By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Democrats are trading blame for the partial government shutdown but doing little substantive talking with each other as the disruption in federal services and public employees' pay slogs into another weekend. Continue reading