Jan 11 Watch 8:44 As federal workers miss first paycheck of the year, Trump says he has their support The partial government shutdown has now lasted three full weeks and will become the longest shutdown in U.S. history this weekend. Still, President Trump said he won't yet declare a national emergency to fund his desired border wall. Yamiche Alcindor… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 4:57 How the shutdown is affecting the safety of air travel The government shutdown has affected air travel by forcing airport security and air traffic controllers to work without pay and eliminating some routine safety inspections. TSA workers earn relatively low pay, so they are more likely than other federal employees… Continue watching
Jan 11 Watch 2:24 Shutdown impact: Training, preparation for fighting wildfires An unexpected impact of the government shutdown: canceled training for wildland firefighters. With wildfires becoming more frequent, firefighters have a shorter off-season to prepare. Now that compressed window for training and gear acquisition has become even shorter due to the… Continue watching
Jan 11 Trump indicates he won’t declare emergency ‘so fast’ By Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Meanwhile, some 800,000 federal employees, more than half still on the job, missed their first paycheck under a stoppage that tied a record for the longest government shutdown. Continue reading
Jan 11 How the government shutdown might end By Alan Fram, Associated Press Somehow, the deadlock between President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats that's shuttered federal agencies for a record-tying 21 days will end. The only real questions are when, how and who will be crowned the winner in public opinion polls and… Continue reading
Jan 11 Miami airport to close terminal amid shutdown By Associated Press Miami International Airport is closing a terminal this weekend due to the partial government shutdown because security screeners have been calling in sick at twice the airport's normal rate. Continue reading
Jan 11 Trump closer to declaring national emergency; 800,000 workers won’t get paid amid shutdown By Catherine Lucey, Lisa Mascaro, Zeke Miller, Associated Press President Donald Trump is edging closer to declaring a national emergency to fund his long-promised border wall, as pressure mounts to find an escape hatch from the impasse that has closed parts of the government, leaving hundreds of thousands of… Continue reading
Jan 10 Watch 11:05 As shutdown drags on, ‘interesting dynamics’ appear on Capitol Hill The fight over the government shutdown remains at a stalemate, 20 days after some federal agencies closed. President Trump traveled to Texas Thursday to visit the Mexico border, meeting with members of the U.S. Border Patrol. Meanwhile, protesters across the… Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 6:25 Border wall is not ‘who we are,’ says Rep. Thompson What’s the impact for national security when those who work to keep us safe aren’t getting paid? Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., the new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, says DHHS and TSA employees are still doing their jobs. Continue watching
Jan 10 Watch 5:52 Is the government shutdown making American food unsafe? Due to the shutdown, the Food and Drug Administration has stopped safety inspections of foods such as fruits, vegetables and seafood, while inspectors overseeing meat and poultry production remain on the job without pay. What does this reduced monitoring mean… Continue watching