Jan 19 Senate Democrats appear to derail bill to avert shutdown By Andrew Taylor and Alan Fram, Associated Press Friday's late-night vote means at least a short government closure is all but unavoidable. Continue reading
Jan 18 Watch 8:36 Shutdown countdown on, these are the hurdles standing in the way of a deal By PBS News Hour With the House voting Thursday night on a spending bill while Senate support crumbles, the answer to whether the federal government is a day away from closing down is anything but clear. A House Republican bill would extended funding for… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 8:41 Republicans say there won’t be a DACA vote this week. How will Democrats respond? By PBS News Hour The clock is ticking as lawmakers labor to find a way to keep the federal government running, hitting up against demands for more defense spending and a fix for the expiring DACA program. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Judy… Continue watching
Jan 17 Watch 8:47 Durbin: ‘I stand by every word that I’ve said’ about Trump’s disparaging remarks By PBS News Hour, Geoffrey Lou Guray Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., says a Wednesday meeting with White House Chief of Staff John Kelly didn’t bring Congress any closer to an immigration deal. While some lawmakers say there’s time before a March deadline to address DACA, Durbin says… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch 7:06 What’s dividing lawmakers on DACA and threatening a shutdown By PBS News Hour President Trump's reported remarks at a White House meeting last week continue to dominate in the days before a looming government funding deadline. As senators grilled Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen on a specific profanity and President Trump was pressed… Continue watching
Jan 16 What are the odds of a government shutdown? By Lisa Desjardins Here's a guide to the factors that will determine whether Congress avoids a government shutdown or not. Continue reading
Jan 16 Deal on ‘Dreamers’ uncertain as lawmakers try to avert government shutdown By Alan Fram and Andrew Taylor, Associated Press The continuing firestorm over Trump's vulgar remarks about countries in Africa is roiling partisan relations. Continue reading
Jan 15 Watch 7:53 How Trump’s reported s***hole comments put DACA talks in jeopardy By PBS News Hour What’s the political fallout from President Trump's reported incendiary comments about some immigrants? Amy Walter of the Cook Political Report and Margaret Talev of Bloomberg News join John Yang to discuss whether it has derailed immigration talks about DACA protections… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 25:00 PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode January 14, 2018 By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Jan. 14, President Trump’s reported use of derogatory comments about immigrant nations continue to reverberate, and the Department of Homeland Security will resume accepting DACA renewal applications. Also, a group of gun owners and lawmakers… Continue watching
Jan 14 Watch 4:10 DACA to resume after court blocks Trump administration By PBS News Hour The Department of Homeland Security on Saturday said it would resume accepting renewals for DACA, the Obama-era program that protects young immigrants from deportation. This follows last week's decision by a federal court blocking the Trump administration’s plan to end… Continue watching