Jan 30 Trump says ‘wall’ must be part of lawmakers’ border deal By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press Capitol Hill negotiators are hopeful of an agreement as they officially kick off talks on a homeland security spending bill stalled over funding for President Donald Trump's proposed border wall. Continue reading
Jan 25 WATCH: Democratic unity persuaded Trump to end shutdown, Pelosi and Schumer say By Associated Press Democratic congressional leaders say they hope President Donald Trump has learned a lesson that government shutdowns don't work. Continue reading
Jan 08 Watch 30:16 In familiar refrain, Trump relies on fear to sell immigration message In an Oval Office address, President Trump again appealed for $5.7 billion to build a physical barrier along the U.S.-Mexico border, calling illegal immigration "a crisis of the heart and a crisis of the soul." After his remarks, Democratic congressional… Continue watching
Jan 08 Pelosi, Schumer will give Democratic response to Trump’s prime-time address By Associated Press They said Tuesday they will deliver their response to Trump after his address at 9 p.m. EST. Continue reading
Jan 04 WATCH: Schumer says Trump ‘resisted’ reopening government By Associated Press President Donald Trump told congressional leaders he'd keep the government closed "for a very long period of time, months or even years." That's according to Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who was among those meeting with Trump at the White House… Continue reading
Dec 20 WATCH: Nancy Pelosi’s end-of-year news conference By Joshua Barajas Pelosi spoke from the U.S. Capitol today. Watch her remarks here. Continue reading
Dec 16 White House digs in on border wall demand, risking shutdown By Hope Yen, Associated Press The White House on Sunday pushed the federal government closer to the brink of a partial shutdown later this week, digging in on its demand for $5 billion to build a border wall as congressional Democrats stood firm against it. Continue reading
Dec 12 AP Analysis: A rancorous first glimpse of new Trump-Democrats dynamic By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump's first encounter with newly empowered congressional Democrats produced a striking Oval Office display that revealed how ill-prepared he is for the biggest political challenge of his presidency. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 10:10 How Trump got into a televised tussle over a border wall President Trump met with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer at the White House to discuss border security, but the meeting soon erupted into an on-camera argument, with Trump saying that he would take full responsibility if the government shuts down… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 5:26 Rep. Collins: Trump putting security first with border wall fight It’s time to stop punting on the issue of border security and “have honest discussions” about funding the border wall, says Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga. Collins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss President Trump’s threat to Democrats to shut down the… Continue watching