Jan 04 Watch 8:19 Shutdown talks to continue after president, congressional leaders fail to reach a deal President Trump called a Friday meeting with congressional leaders "productive," but it doesn't seem to have moved the government shutdown closer to a conclusion. The president also said he might declare a national emergency to build a border wall if… Continue watching
Jan 04 Watch 1:30 Held up by the shutdown: Aid to farmers, IPO filings, trash collection at national parks Effects of the federal government's partial shutdown are rippling across the country. With USDA offices closed, farmers can't apply for loans or the federal aid President Trump pledged to offset losses from the trade war with China. IPO filings are… Continue watching
Jan 04 WATCH: Schumer says Trump ‘resisted’ reopening government By Associated Press President Donald Trump told congressional leaders he'd keep the government closed "for a very long period of time, months or even years." That's according to Democratic leader Chuck Schumer, who was among those meeting with Trump at the White House… Continue reading
Jan 04 WATCH: Trump addresses shutdown after meeting with congressional leaders President Donald Trump says he has designated a team that will meet over the weekend with lawmakers to resolve the standoff over his demand for a border wall that has led to a partial government shutdown. Continue reading
Jan 04 Signs of GOP unease over shutdown ahead of White House talks By Matthew Daly, Catherine Lucey, Jill Colvin, Associated Press The impasse over paying for Trump's proposed wall at the U.S.-Mexico border extended the shutdown into a 14th day, but some GOP senators up for re-election in 2020 voiced discomfort. Several are from states where voter views on Trump are… Continue reading
Jan 03 House passes plan to re-open government without funding border wall By Associated Press In one of the first acts for the Democratic majority, the House passed bills Thursday to re-open government without funding the border wall. Continue reading
Jan 03 Watch 8:30 An ‘extraordinary’ day in Washington as shutdown looms over new Congress On the first day of the new Congress and 13th of the partial government shutdown, political posturing distracted from progress on policy. Newly elected Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., promised bipartisanship, while President Trump reiterated his belief that… Continue watching
Jan 03 Watch 1:51 Held up by the shutdown: Immigration hearings, FCC complaints, D.C. marriage licenses With all the attention on the showdown between Congress and the president, it’s easy to be distracted from the everyday impact of the government shutdown. Judy Woodruff explains some of these repercussions, from delayed immigration hearings to unresolved FCC complaints… Continue watching
Jan 03 WATCH: ‘Without a wall you cannot have border security,’ Trump says By Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump made a surprise appearance in the White House briefing room Thursday on the 13th day of the partial government shutdown, as he continued to dig in his heels over his promised border wall. Continue reading
Jan 03 WATCH: House votes on plan to end partial shutdown By Joshua Barajas In one of its first official acts, the House passed a series of bills Thursday to fund several federal departments that are closed because of a partial government shutdown, which is now in its 13th day. Under the plan,… Continue reading