Dec 30 Watch 4:16 Border wall dispute sets latest government shutdown apart The partial government shutdown is nearing 2019, when President Trump may have to adjust to a more openly defiant House of Representatives as Democrats take the majority. New York Times national political correspondent Michael Tackett joins Alison Stewart to discuss… Continue watching
Dec 30 Former Afghanistan commander warns of plans to cut troops By Kevin Freking, Associated Press The former top U.S. commander in Afghanistan said Sunday that withdrawing up to half the 14,000 American troops serving there would reduce the incentive for the Taliban to negotiate a peace deal after more than 17 years of war. Continue reading
Dec 30 No talk of solution to shutdown, president tweets blame By Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump was firing Twitter barbs at Democrats this weekend as talks to end a weeklong partial government shutdown remained at a stalemate. Continue reading
Dec 29 More health exams instituted for migrant children at border By Associated Press More thorough initial health screenings for migrants, as well as secondary screenings, will be held for every child in Border Patrol custody following the deaths of two Guatemalan children this month, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Continue reading
Dec 29 Military women, female veterans are shifting away from GOP By Hope Yen, Jennifer McDermott, Associated Press Long seen as a bastion of support for Republicans, the face of the U.S. military and its veterans is changing — and perhaps too is their political bent. Continue reading
Dec 29 Trump, Democrats play the blame game in 2nd shutdown weekend By Zeke Miller, Jill Colvin, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press President Donald Trump and Democrats are trading blame for the partial government shutdown but doing little substantive talking with each other as the disruption in federal services and public employees' pay slogs into another weekend. Continue reading
Dec 29 2-year-old Yemeni boy whose mom sued U.S. to see him has died By Associated Press Abdullah Hassan died Friday in UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital in Oakland, where his father Ali Hassan brought him in the fall to get treatment for a genetic brain disorder. Continue reading
Dec 28 Democrats refuse to fund Trump's 'immoral' wall By Associated Press Democrats are holding firm in the standoff over a border wall, saying they won't seriously consider any White House offer to end the government shutdown until it has a public endorsement from President Donald Trump. Continue reading
Dec 28 AP fact check: Trump makes false claim to troops about pay By Lolita C. Baldor, Associated Press In his first visit to U.S. troops in a conflict zone, President Donald Trump drew cheers when he told troops he won them their first raise in 10 years and suggested it was a whopping one. Neither is true. Here's… Continue reading
Dec 28 White House says Trump and Dems are 'far apart' on shutdown By Associated Press Press secretary Sarah Sanders tells CBS Friday of Democrats: "They've left the table all together, so of course we are far apart."… Continue reading