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 U.S. official says withdrawal from Syria has begun By Philip Issa, Zeina Karam, Associated Press After days of conflicting statements about a timeline for U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull out American troops from Syria, a U.S. military official said Friday that the withdrawal process has begun, declining to comment on specific timetables or… 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
Jan 10 Michael Cohen to testify publicly before Congress in February By Mary Clare Jalonick, Eric Tucker, Chad Day, Associated Press The testimony of the president's former lawyer will be the first major public hearing for Democrats, who have promised greater scrutiny of Trump. Continue reading
Jan 10 Trump cancels trip to Switzerland over government shutdown By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Earlier in the day, Trump said the trip was "still on" and he would cancel if the shutdown over funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall continued. Continue reading
Jan 10 Trump has threatened to declare a national emergency to build a wall. Is that legal? By Maea Lenei Buhre A closer look at what emergency powers the president has and whether he'll use them. Continue reading
Jan 10 Texas landowners prepare for border wall fight By Nomaan Merchant, Associated Press The federal government has started surveying land along the border in Texas and announced plans to start construction next month. Continue reading
Jan 10 WATCH: Trump holds immigration roundtable at Border Patrol station Trump plans to visit a border patrol station and a section of the border near McAllen, Texas, on Thursday. Continue reading
Jan 10 WATCH: Trump says he will declare national emergency if no deal is reached By Associated Press “We have to get a win…or I will declare a national emergency," Trump told reporters before leaving to visit the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas. Continue reading