Dec 16 Watch 25:01 December 16, 2018 – PBS NewsHour Weekend full episode By PBS News Hour On this edition for Sunday, Dec. 16, a partial government shutdown hangs over a border wall dispute in Congress, and a look at life inside ISIS from a reporter on the front lines. Also, Marshall Islands residents are leaving the… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 10:10 How Trump got into a televised tussle over a border wall President Trump met with Nancy Pelosi and Chuck Schumer at the White House to discuss border security, but the meeting soon erupted into an on-camera argument, with Trump saying that he would take full responsibility if the government shuts down… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 5:26 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… Continue watching
Dec 11 Watch 4:56 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… Continue watching
Dec 11 WATCH: Trump threatens shutdown in heated meeting with top Democrats By Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Nov 12 Before the new Congress begins, the old shutdown threat looms By Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Sep 05 ‘If it happens, it happens,’ Trump says of possible government shutdown By Ken Thomas, Associated Press Lawmakers face a Sept. 30 deadline to pass spending bills to keep the government open. Continue reading
Jul 30 Watch 8:13 News Wrap: Trump ‘certainly’ willing to shut down government over border security 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… Continue watching
Jul 30 Trump repeats he would have ‘no problem’ shutting down government over border security funding By Darlene Superville, Zeke Miller, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Mar 22 Senate weighs spending bill as shutdown looms By Andrew Taylor, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press 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. Continue reading