Jan 03 WATCH: House elects Pelosi speaker as Democrats take control By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press The near party-line majority vote makes her the country's most powerful Democrat as the party begins two more years of confronting President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Jan 03 Pelosi not ruling out impeachment proceedings By Associated Press Pelosi says the partial government shutdown stemming from Trump's demand for wall funding has nothing to do with Democrats. Continue reading
Jan 03 Talks go nowhere as partial government shutdown enters 13th day By Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press No one budged at President Donald Trump's closed-door meeting with congressional leaders, so the partial government shutdown persisted over his demand for billions of dollars to build a wall along the U.S. border with Mexico. They'll all try again Friday. Continue reading
Jan 02 AP fact check: Trump's claims on border wall, drug prices, Mattis By Calvin Woodward, Hope Yen, Associated Press President Donald Trump is, at once, demanding billions of dollars from the U.S. Treasury for a border wall and insisting the wall won't really cost America anything. Continue reading
Jan 02 WATCH: Trump fires at Democrats over shutdown, says Vatican has 'biggest wall of them all' By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump said Wednesday at a Cabinet meeting at the White House that if Democrats are going to say a border wall is "immoral," then "you've got to do something about the Vatican."… Continue reading
Jan 02 WATCH: A border barrier would be 'overkill,' Trump's AG nominee said in 1992 interview By Daniel Bush In a 1992 interview on the MacNeil/Lehrer NewsHour on PBS, William Barr, President Donald Trump's pick to serve as attorney general, told host Jim Lehrer that he disagreed with a proposal to build a barrier along the border. Continue reading
Jan 02 Trump says he's ready for another meeting with Kim Jong Un By Associated Press In a Cabinet meeting Wednesday, Trump said he'd just received a letter from the North Korean leader. Continue reading
Jan 02 Departure of Trump's GOP critics in Senate leaves a void By Kevin Freking, Associated Press President Donald Trump's most prominent GOP critics on Capitol Hill are close to completing their Senate careers, raising the question of who — if anyone — will take their place as willing to publicly criticize a president who remains popular… Continue reading
Jan 02 On top of House Democrats' to-do list? Try to end the shutdown By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press House Democrats are sweeping into power this week on a campaign promise of improving government for ordinary Americans. But first, they'll have to get government reopened from the partial shutdown. Continue reading
Jan 02 Hill leaders to attend White House briefing on border security By Zeke Miller, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Democratic and Republican congressional leaders are expected to attend a briefing on border security at the White House as the government remains partially shut down and President Donald Trump asks in a tweet, "Let's make a deal?"… Continue reading