Jan 09 WATCH: Offering no signs of progress, Trump says he and Democrats are ‘getting closer’ to a deal By Associated Press Trump suggested the partial government shutdown could be "a blessing in disguise" because, he suggests, it could lead to a broader immigration deal. Continue reading
Jan 09 WATCH: Democrats say Trump could ‘reopen the government today’ By Associated Press Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer spoke at an event Wednesday where they were flanked by federal workers going without pay during the shutdown, now in its 19th day. Continue reading
Jan 09 AP fact check: Donald Trump and the U.S.-Mexico border By Calvin Woodward, Colleen Long, Associated Press In his prime-time speech to the nation, President Donald Trump declared a border crisis that's in sharp dispute. Here's how the facts stack up. Continue reading
Jan 09 How Trump is trying to shift the shutdown debate By Daniel Bush President Donald Trump's immigration speech from the Oval Office on Tuesday did not change the political dynamics around the government shutdown fight. Continue reading
Jan 08 WATCH: Pelosi, Schumer give response to Trump’s immigration address House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says the president has "chosen fear" in making the case to the American people for the border wall and Democrats "want to start with the facts."… Continue reading
Jan 08 Trump says there’s a ‘crisis’ at the border. Here’s what the data says By Joshua Barajas President Donald Trump’s argument for building a border wall has boiled down to one word: crisis. Here’s what the data says. Continue reading
Jan 08 Russian lawyer who met Trump Jr. charged in unrelated case By Larry Neumeister, Associated Press A Russian lawyer who became a focal point of the investigation into whether there was collusion between Russians and President Donald Trump's election campaign was charged with obstruction of justice Tuesday in an unrelated case in New York. Continue reading
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 08 AP Analysis: With Trump in waiting, Kim Jong Un courts China’s support By Eric Talmadge, Associated Press North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's four-day visit comes after he expressed frustration in his annual New Year's address over the lack of progress in negotiations with Washington since his unprecedented summit with Trump in Singapore seven months ago. Continue reading
Jan 08 Governors call for end to government shutdown By Associated Press Leaders of the bipartisan National Governors Association are urging President Donald Trump and congressional leaders to end the partial government shutdown, telling them "a federal government shutdown should not be a negotiating tactic as disagreements are resolved."… Continue reading