Jan 08 Watch 2:28 Shutdown delays home loans, and missing paychecks can mean deferred medical care It’s day 18 of the government shutdown, and its impact is rippling across the country. In rural communities, some people trying to buy homes won't be able to without access to government-backed mortgages. Also, one federal contractor not working shares… Continue watching
Jan 08 Pelosi, Schumer will give Democratic response to Trump’s prime-time address By Associated Press They said Tuesday they will deliver their response to Trump after his address at 9 p.m. EST. Continue reading
Jan 08 Governors call for end to government shutdown By Associated Press Leaders of the bipartisan National Governors Association are urging President Donald Trump and congressional leaders to end the partial government shutdown, telling them "a federal government shutdown should not be a negotiating tactic as disagreements are resolved."… Continue reading
Jan 08 Government shutdown won’t delay tax refunds, administration says By Marcy Gordon, Jill Colvin, Associated Press Taxpayers who are owed refunds will be paid on time, despite the government shutdown that has closed many federal agencies, a Trump administration official said Monday as concern mounted over the risk that the payments could be delayed. Continue reading
Jan 07 WATCH: Trump’s prime-time immigration address By Joshua Barajas Trump said in his less than 10-minute address that all Americans are hurt by uncontrolled illegal migration, adding that it "strains public resources and drives down jobs and wages."… Continue reading
Jan 07 Watch 9:41 The political and personal fallout from the government shutdown President Trump plans to address the nation Tuesday on immigration and his plan for a wall on the border between the U.S. and Mexico, which he will visit this later week. Lisa Desjardins and Yamiche Alcindor join Amna Nawaz to… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 7:17 With a ‘national emergency,’ could Trump use the military to build the wall? President Trump has threatened to use executive power to declare a national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border and obtain funds for a border wall without approval from Congress. But would such a dramatic move be legal? William Brangham asks Elizabeth… Continue watching
Jan 07 Watch 8:10 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on new Congress, party evolution NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter from the Cook Political Report join John Yang to discuss why the border wall is so important to President Trump right now, how neither side is feeling enough pain to be interested in yielding… Continue watching
Jan 07 Trump to address nation about ‘crisis’ at wall By Associated Press President Donald Trump says he will address the nation Tuesday night about what says is a "crisis" at the U.S.-Mexico border. Continue reading
Jan 07 AP Analysis: Trump’s unpredictable negotiating style faces test By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press The partial government shutdown is spotlighting the limitations of President Donald Trump's erratic negotiating style. Continue reading