Jan 14 AP fact check: Trump says he hasn’t left White House in ‘months.’ Actually, he has. By Hope Yen, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press Eager to defend a prolonged government shutdown over his border wall, President Donald Trump is pretending that he's holed up nonstop at the White House waiting for a deal with Democrats. Here's a look at the president's claims in the… Continue reading
Jan 13 Watch 25:01 January 13, 2019 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour The partial government shutdown enters a fourth week, and a Native American community living on both sides of the border grapples with President Trump's proposed wall. Also, with the U.S. exiting Syria, a power vacuum begins to emerge in the… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 11:02 At U.S.-Mexico border, a tribal nation fights wall that would divide them By Christopher Livesay, Melanie Saltzman The Native American tribe Tohono o’odham in Arizona has a significant stake in the ongoing conflict in Congress about whether to fund President Trump’s $5.7 billion border wall. The tribe’s reservation, about the size of Connecticut, spans both countries, and… Continue watching
Jan 13 Watch 3:57 Disputes at Mexican border also about environment, private land By PBS News Hour While conflicts about immigration policies and safety are at the core of the showdown over President Trump’s proposed border wall, private property owners, environmentalists and other groups are raising other issues, too. Texas Tribune reporter Julián Aguilar joins Hari Sreenivasan… Continue watching
Jan 13 Day 23: Graham says Trump isn’t giving in on southern border wall By Darlene Superville, Associated Press Sen. Lindsey Graham says he encouraged Trump Sunday to reopen the government for a period of weeks to try to negotiate a deal with Democrats. But the South Carolina Republican said Trump wants a deal first. Continue reading
Jan 12 Shutdown becomes longest federal closure in U.S. history By Jonathan Lemire, Lisa Mascaro, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The partial government shutdown became the longest closure in U.S. history when the clock ticked past midnight into early Saturday as President Donald Trump and nervous Republicans scrambled to find a way out of the mess. Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch 8:44 As federal workers miss first paycheck of the year, Trump says he has their support The partial government shutdown has now lasted three full weeks and will become the longest shutdown in U.S. history this weekend. Still, President Trump said he won't yet declare a national emergency to fund his desired border wall. Yamiche Alcindor… Continue watching
Jan 11 Trump indicates he won’t declare emergency ‘so fast’ By Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Meanwhile, some 800,000 federal employees, more than half still on the job, missed their first paycheck under a stoppage that tied a record for the longest government shutdown. Continue reading
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 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