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
Jan 10 Watch 2:26 Shutdown impact: FBI pay, NTSB accident investigations As federal employees affected by the shutdown miss their first paycheck of the year, the FBI Agents Association warned the shutdown could indirectly jeopardize security clearances. Also, the National Transportation Safety Board, which investigates accidents around the country soon after… Continue watching
Jan 10 Trump cancels trip to Switzerland over government shutdown By Deb Riechmann, Associated Press Earlier in the day, Trump said the trip was "still on" and he would cancel if the shutdown over funding for a U.S.-Mexico border wall continued. Continue reading
Jan 10 Political pressure leaves little room for deal to end government shutdown By Steve Peoples, Associated Press Republican and Democratic supporters are pushing the president and lawmakers to not back down despite the government shutdown. Continue reading
Jan 10 Trump to visit U.S.-Mexico border as shutdown talks fall apart By Catherine Lucey, Lisa Mascaro, Laurie Kellman, Associated Press Trump plans to visit border patrol station for a roundtable on immigration and border security. Continue reading
Jan 09 Watch 9:37 White House meeting concludes with '2 completely different stories,' no progress President Trump called a Wednesday meeting with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer a “total waste of time.” While Democrats and Republicans differ on what took place during the meeting, it's clear that no… Continue watching