Feb 12 McConnell: Trump got a ‘pretty good deal’ on border security By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says he spoke with the president and recommended Tuesday that he sign the bill into law. Continue reading
Feb 12 WATCH: Trump says he’s not ‘thrilled’ with border deal President Donald Trump says 'I can't say I'm thrilled' with a congressional compromise on border security designed to avert a second government shutdown. Continue reading
Feb 12 IRS watchdog says shutdown caused ‘shocking’ drop in phone help By Marcy Gordon, Associated Press Disruptions from last month's partial government shutdown caused a "shocking" deterioration in the IRS' telephone help for taxpayers in the first week of the filing season, the agency's watchdog said in a report released Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 12 Budget deal allows far less money than Trump wanted for wall By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press Congressional negotiators reached agreement to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues that had threatened to scuttle the talks. Continue reading
Feb 11 Lawmakers announce ‘agreement in principle’ to avoid shutdown By Andrew Taylor, Alan Fram, Associated Press Congressional negotiators announced an agreement late Monday to prevent a government shutdown and finance construction of new barriers along the U.S.-Mexico border, overcoming a late-stage hang-up over immigration enforcement issues that had threatened to scuttle the talks. Continue reading
Feb 11 Watch 6:48 How migrant detention details stalled border security talks Just weeks after the longest government shutdown in U.S. history ended, the prospect of a second shutdown looms. Democratic and Republican negotiators are now at odds over who and how many people should be detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs… Continue watching
Feb 11 WATCH: Trump holds campaign rally in El Paso By Joshua Barajas El Paso County lawmakers passed a resolution ahead of Trump’s visit, saying the city’s residents are “disillusioned by [the president’s] lies regarding the border and our community.”… Continue reading
Feb 11 WATCH: Trump attacks Democrats over border security negotiations By Associated Press Border security negotiations stalled over the weekend over Democratic demands to limit the number of migrants whom federal authorities can detain. Continue reading
Feb 11 Budget talks resume amid pessimism over border wall negotiations By Jonathan Lemire, Alan Fram, Associated Press Budget negotiators will meet Monday to revive talks over border security issues that are central to legislation to prevent key parts of the government from shutting down on Saturday, but an air of pessimism remains after talks broke down over… Continue reading
Feb 10 Shutdown deadline looms as wall negotiations hit a snag By Jonathan Lemire, Alan Fram, Associated Press Republican Sen. Richard Shelby told “Fox News Sunday” that talks between Republicans and Democrats to negotiate a deal that will prevent another partial government shutdown have "stalled," after a dispute about immigration detentions. Continue reading