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Rep. Collins: Trump putting security first with border wall fight
It’s time to stop punting on the issue of border security and “have honest discussions” about funding the border wall, says Rep. Doug Collins, R-Ga. Collins joins Judy Woodruff to discuss President Trump’s threat to Democrats to shut down the…
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Hoyer: Democrats believe in border security, not Trump’s wall
Rep. Steny Hoyer, D-Md., says President Trump’s “theater” of suggesting he is willing to shut down the government if he doesn’t get what he wants for border wall funding is “not particularly productive” as a negotiating tactic. Hoyer joins Judy…
WATCH: Trump threatens shutdown in heated meeting with top Democrats
President Donald Trump is escalating his shutdown threat over U.S.-Mexico border wall funding at a heated White House meeting with Democratic leaders Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer.
Before the new Congress begins, the old shutdown threat looms
Republicans will try to deliver on President Trump's promise to fund the border wall, which could spark a partial federal government shutdown in weeks.
Lawmakers face a Sept. 30 deadline to pass spending bills to keep the government open.
In our news wrap Monday, President Trump again talked of shutting down the government over border security. On Sunday, he floated the idea unless Democrats vote to fund a border wall and other security measures. Also, the president offered to…
Government funding expires at the end of September, just weeks before the midterm elections. A shutdown would be the second under unified Republican control of Washington, following an embarrassing weekend stoppage in January.
The House easily approved a bipartisan $1.3 trillion spending bill Thursday that pours huge sums into Pentagon programs and domestic initiatives ranging from building roads to combatting the nation's opioid abuse crisis, but left Congress in stalemate.
Congressional leaders are finalizing the massive omnibus spending bill. Here's a guide to the spending package.
